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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 (20.2%).

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
8,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+9.7%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Highest
about the ME average
40.7±2.9Lowest
9% 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%
22.7%±4.4Lowest
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%
17.2%±4.1Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
35%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
3.7%±1.7Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kLowest
25% above ME
$94,771±$24kHighest
27% above ME
Berwick and Chapman 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
$369,100±$19kHighest
24% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,452±$430
27% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$4,436Highest
46% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
50.6%±46Highest
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%
4.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
87.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Lowest
5 yrs newer than ME
1989Highest
12 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
30 minHighest
20% above ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
20.2%±7.6Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #101 of 133 in ME
School district — RSU 60/MSAD 60
High school in town — None in town
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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.