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Chapman vs Berwick

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 affordable homes ($186k median).
Berwick has the most people working from home (13.7%).

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.

MeasureChapmanBerwick
People
Population
388Lowest
1,998Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.1%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Highest
about the ME average
42.6±3.6Lowest
5% below ME
Chapman and Berwick 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%
22.5%±12.5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Berwick 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%
16.9%±8.1Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Chapman and Berwick 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%
35.4%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
1.1%±1.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kHighest
25% above ME
$81,406±$39kLowest
9% above ME
Chapman and Berwick 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
$323,300±$36kHighest
9% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,041±$901
9% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$3,806Highest
25% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
40.9%±45.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
Berwick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
5.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
73%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
1969Lowest
8 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
34 minHighest
37% above ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
13.7%±7.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
Berwick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #101 of 133 in ME
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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.