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Chapman vs Chesterville

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 highest household income ($93k).
Chesterville has the most people working from home (7.1%).

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.

MeasureChapmanChesterville
People
Population
388Lowest
1,397Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.8%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Highest
about the ME average
37.8±4Lowest
16% below ME
Chapman and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Lowest
ME: 18.1%
31.3%±6.6Highest
ME: 18.1%
Chesterville and Chapman 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%
15%±3Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Highest
ME: 36.2%
20.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.3%±2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Chesterville 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
$61,635±$10kLowest
18% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
37% below ME
$214,000±$40kHighest
28% below ME
Chesterville and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,088±$73
4% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$2,194Highest
28% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
21.8%±30.8Highest
ME: 48.4%
Chesterville 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%
12%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
86.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
25 minHighest
about the ME average
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
7.1%±3.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
Chesterville 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.