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Chapman vs Millinocket

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 people working from home (4.8%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k 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.

MeasureChapmanMillinocket
People
Population
388Lowest
3,779Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-8.1%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Lowest
about the ME average
57.5±7.3Highest
28% above ME
Millinocket 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
ME: 18.1%
12.1%±6.5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
39.4%±8.7Highest
ME: 22.4%
Millinocket 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%Highest
ME: 36.2%
19.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.3%±3.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Millinocket 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
$50,445±$11kLowest
32% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kHighest
37% below ME
$99,800±$24kLowest
66% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$451±$130
60% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Highest
39% below ME
$1,538Lowest
49% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
20.5%±11Highest
ME: 48.4%
Millinocket 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
ME: 10.7%
18.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
83.5%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
1956Lowest
21 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minHighest
6% below ME
21 minLowest
14% below ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Highest
ME: 15.9%
1.7%±3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Chapman and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #98 of 133 in ME
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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.