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Buckfield vs Chapman vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buckfield has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Chapman has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% 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 | Buckfield | Chapman | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
388Lowest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
| Chapman and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41kLowest 4% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Chapman and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,700±$18kHighest 23% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
| Buckfield and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
— | $610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
| Mapleton and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mapleton and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 25% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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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.