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Chapman vs Mapleton vs Mount Tabor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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.

MeasureChapmanMapletonMount Tabor
People
Population
388
1,884Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.7±11.4
17% above U.S.
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
Mount Tabor 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
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
18.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Chapman and Mapleton 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
15% above U.S.
$91,731±$25kLowest
14% above U.S.
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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±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
$191,800±$23k
42% below U.S.
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850
41% below U.S.
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$5,233Highest
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
16.7%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Mapleton 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
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Mapleton and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — RSU 79/MSAD 01 —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.