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Bowdoin vs Chapman vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
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 | Bowdoin | Chapman | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
388Lowest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Chapman and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $629±$22 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Chapman 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.