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Chapman vs Machias vs Mapleton
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).
Machias has the most renters (50.3% rent).
Mapleton has the most expensive homes ($192k 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 | Machias | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
2,020Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
| Chapman and Mapleton 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% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Mapleton 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% |
20.2%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Chapman and Mapleton 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 |
$141,300±$17kLowest 52% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
| Mapleton and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $692±$276Highest 39% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Machias and Mapleton 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 |
$1,885Highest 38% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.9%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
16 minLowest 33% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Machias and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Machias Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | Machias Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.