Compare towns
York vs Mapleton vs Topsham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Topsham has the most renters (21.1% rent).
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 | York | Mapleton | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
1,884Lowest |
9,706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
44.7±4 about the ME average |
| York and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| York and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
| York and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,355±$642 19% above ME |
| York and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,259 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
| York and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 133 in ME | — | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | York Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | York High School | None in town | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.