Compare towns
Bar Harbor vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bar Harbor has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Bar Harbor | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,244Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.2±5.9Highest 10% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Bar Harbor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $538,400±$94kHighest 82% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,106±$351 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,279Highest 41% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±17.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #2 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | — |
| High school in town | Mt Desert Island High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.