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Chapman vs Limerick vs Weld

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 most kids (27.6% under 18).
Limerick has the youngest population (median age 40.4).
Weld has the oldest population (median age 64).

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.

MeasureChapmanLimerickWeld
People
Population
388Lowest
3,400Highest
459
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+10.2%
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
45.7±11.4
about the ME average
40.4±9.2Lowest
10% below ME
64±6.7Highest
43% above ME
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
18.7%±5.5
ME: 18.1%
17.9%±4.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8
ME: 22.4%
17.1%±3.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
44.4%±12.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
27.5%
ME: 36.2%
42.1%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.4%±2.2
ME: 5.8%
1.7%±2.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17k
25% above ME
$101,172±$15kHighest
35% above ME
$62,083±$11kLowest
17% below ME
Limerick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
37% below ME
$269,400±$29kHighest
9% below ME
$268,600±$17k
9% below ME
Limerick and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,758±$407
54% above ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850
39% below ME
$2,520Highest
17% below ME
$1,308Lowest
57% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
38.8%±14.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Limerick 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%
6.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
6.5%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
89.8%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
93.7%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
5 yrs newer than ME
1994Highest
17 yrs newer than ME
1951Lowest
26 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
38 minHighest
53% above ME
30 min
21% above ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
15.2%±6.7
ME: 15.9%
15.6%±8.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
Weld and Limerick 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.