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Chapman vs Baldwin

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 most kids (27.6% under 18).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).

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.

MeasureChapmanBaldwin
People
Population
388Lowest
1,170Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.3%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Lowest
about the ME average
50.6±4.6Highest
13% above ME
Baldwin 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%
12.1%±3Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
27.7%±3.5Highest
ME: 22.4%
Baldwin and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
23.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.3%±2.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Baldwin and Chapman 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
$68,045±$8kLowest
9% below ME
Chapman and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
37% below ME
$263,200±$38kHighest
11% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$2,540Highest
16% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
16.7%±42.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
Baldwin 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
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
89%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
1979Lowest
2 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
32 minHighest
32% above ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
8.8%±4.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
Baldwin 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.