Compare towns
Brownfield vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most people working from home (9.5%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Brownfield | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,830Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554 42% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brownfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| 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.