Compare towns
Chapman vs Mapleton vs Phillips vs Temple
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 affordable homes ($186k median).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
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 | Mapleton | Phillips | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 388Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,094 |
824 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
| Phillips and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Chapman 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%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7% ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| 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 25% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$56,087±$2k 25% below 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±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$190,800±$18k 36% below ME |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
| Temple and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850 39% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$2,367 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Phillips 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% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.