Compare towns
Wade vs Mapleton vs Dennysville vs Mount Chase
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Dennysville has the most expensive homes ($219k median).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Wade | Mapleton | Dennysville | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 244 |
1,884Highest |
218Lowest |
280 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
57.5±6.5Highest 28% above ME |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
| Dennysville and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.4%±9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Dennysville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
36.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$39,250±$25kLowest 47% below ME |
$41,711±$7k 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$218,800±$68kHighest 26% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Dennysville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 45% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,833Highest 40% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Dennysville and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
30.3% ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1955 22 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
8%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.