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Chapman vs Corinth vs Exeter

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).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).

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.

MeasureChapmanCorinthExeter
People
Population
388Lowest
2,990Highest
1,093
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-11.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4
about the ME average
42.7±6Lowest
5% below ME
52.6±7.7Highest
17% above ME
Exeter 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%
23%±4.9
ME: 18.1%
9%±3.1Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Corinth 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%
16.3%±3.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
23.9%±11.4
ME: 22.4%
Chapman and Exeter 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%
20.2%
ME: 36.2%
15%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
3.3%±1.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.4%±2.1
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Exeter 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
$64,229±$5kLowest
14% below ME
$84,408±$12k
13% above ME
Chapman and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kHighest
37% below ME
$135,800±$31kLowest
54% below ME
$166,700±$39k
44% below ME
Chapman and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$883±$157Lowest
22% below ME
$995±$386Highest
13% below ME
Exeter and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Highest
39% below ME
$1,381Lowest
55% below ME
$1,602
47% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
23.4%±11.6
ME: 48.4%
33.3%±73.8Highest
ME: 48.4%
Exeter and Corinth 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%
11.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
8.1%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
82.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
93.1%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Lowest
5 yrs newer than ME
1986
9 yrs newer than ME
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
30 min
21% above ME
35 minHighest
43% above ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
15.6%±5.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
10.3%±5.7
ME: 15.9%
Corinth and Exeter 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 — #102 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 64/MSAD 64 —
High school in town — Central High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.3
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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.