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Chapman vs Franklin vs Starks
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 most kids (27.6% under 18).
Franklin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
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 | Franklin | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
1,628Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Franklin 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Franklin 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% |
28.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Franklin 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 |
$65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
| Chapman and Franklin 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 |
$245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Franklin and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850 39% below ME |
$2,231Highest 27% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Franklin 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% |
15.7% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Franklin 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.