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Blaine vs Chapman vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blaine has the most people working from home (6.5%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Starks has the most renters (10% 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 | Blaine | Chapman | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 706Highest |
388Lowest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±17 3% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,707±$24k 8% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
| Chapman and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Chapman and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
— | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804 41% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Blaine and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.