What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).

Blaine has the most people working from home (6.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Chapman	Blaine
People
Population	388Lowest	706Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-8.1% ME: +2.6%
Median age	45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average	46.3±17Highest 3% above ME
	Blaine 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%	24.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Chapman and Blaine 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%	18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Chapman and Blaine 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%	20%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8%	6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8%
	Blaine 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	$80,707±$24kLowest 8% above ME
	Chapman and Blaine 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	—
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$691±$303 39% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,850Highest 39% below ME	$1,804Lowest 41% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	20%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Blaine 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%	5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.5%Highest ME: 74.3%	91.1%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	19 minLowest 24% below ME
Work from home	4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9%	6.5%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9%
	Blaine 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.