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Chapman vs Anson vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chapman has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Anson has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Chapman | Anson | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
680Highest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
| New Vineyard and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
26.2%±5 ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$87,770±$61k 17% above ME |
$61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
| Chapman and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$190,000±$76kHighest 36% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $914±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
$925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850 39% below ME |
$1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.7% ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard 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.