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Chapman vs Mapleton vs Tunbridge vs New Vineyard

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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Tunbridge has the most expensive homes ($315k median).
New Vineyard has the oldest population (median age 47.5).

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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.

MeasureChapmanMapletonTunbridgeNew Vineyard
People
Population
388Lowest
1,884Highest
1,253
607
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.7±11.4
17% above U.S.
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
42.7±8.3
10% above U.S.
47.5±9.5Highest
22% above U.S.
New Vineyard 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%
21.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.5%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
27%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±1.4Lowest
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±$25k
14% above U.S.
$89,464±$26k
11% above U.S.
$61,806±$19kLowest
23% below U.S.
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.
$315,300±$23kHighest
5% below U.S.
$190,000±$76k
43% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$1,346±$128Highest
5% below U.S.
$925±$490
35% below U.S.
Tunbridge and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850
41% below U.S.
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$4,645Highest
49% above U.S.
$2,136
32% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
16.7%±10.5
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±5.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and New Vineyard 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%
14.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
22.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
31 min
16% above U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±8.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — RSU 79/MSAD 01 First Branch Unified School District #82 —
High school in town — None 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.