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Chapman vs Beals
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering ChapmanMapleton
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
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 | Beals |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
498Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
| Beals 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% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals 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% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals 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 |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
| Chapman and Beals 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 |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $907±$378 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Beals and Chapman 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% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 6% below ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Beals 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.