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Chapman vs Mapleton vs Wales
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Wales has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
1,884 |
1,924Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% 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%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wales 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% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wales and Chapman 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 |
$77,004±$5kLowest 3% 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±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$250,400±$28kHighest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,154±$64Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850 39% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,578Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales 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 04 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.