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Chapman vs Machias
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).
Machias has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Machias |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
2,020Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
| Chapman and Machias 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% |
15.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Machias 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% |
16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$141,300±$17kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $692±$276 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,885Highest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.9%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Machias 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% |
25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 6% below ME |
16 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Machias and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Machias Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Machias Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.