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Chapman vs Hodgdon
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).
Hodgdon has the most people working from home (6.9%).
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 | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
1,428Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
42.2±6.2Lowest 6% below ME |
| Chapman and Hodgdon 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% |
25.4%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Hodgdon 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% |
20.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Hodgdon 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 |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Chapman and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $695±$426 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon 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% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 6% below ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hodgdon and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.