Compare towns
Union vs Mapleton vs Crystal
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Crystal has the oldest population (median age 63.2).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Union | Mapleton | Crystal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,663Highest |
1,884 |
247Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±11.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
| Mapleton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$129,200±$60kLowest 56% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
| Crystal and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$943Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Union and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.