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Chapman vs Bowdoin vs New Vineyard
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Bowdoin has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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.
| Measure | Chapman | Bowdoin | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
3,188Highest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
| New Vineyard 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% |
19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and New Vineyard 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% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Bowdoin 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 |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
| Chapman and Bowdoin 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 |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
| Bowdoin and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $925±$490 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$2,136 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Bowdoin 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 | — | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.