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Chapman vs Lewiston 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 highest household income ($93k).
Lewiston has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Lewiston | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
38,324Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks 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% |
20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Lewiston 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% |
18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$235,100±$8kHighest 21% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Lewiston 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 |
$2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Starks 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% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #132 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — |
| High school in town | — | Lewiston High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.