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Bristol vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most people working from home (25%).
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 | Bristol | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,917Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 61±3.2Highest 36% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 42.8%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,750±$19kHighest 35% above ME |
$93,125±$17kLowest 25% above ME |
| Bristol and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $406,400±$54kHighest 37% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,051±$106 8% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,668Highest 12% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±19.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bristol and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 25%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Bristol Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.