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Chapman vs East Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering ChapmanMapleton
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
East Millinocket has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | East Millinocket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
1,495Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
45.9±8.7Highest about the ME average |
| East Millinocket 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% |
20.4%±6.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and East Millinocket 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% |
25.8%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and East Millinocket 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% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and East Millinocket 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 |
$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $449±$150 61% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket 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% |
21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1961Lowest 16 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 6% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| East Millinocket 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.