Compare towns
Washburn vs Gray vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Mapleton has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
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 | Washburn | Gray | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,355Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.7Highest 8% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Washburn and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Washburn and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,196±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Gray and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Washburn District High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.