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Chapman vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering ChapmanMapleton
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k 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.
| Measure | Chapman | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% 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% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest 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% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest 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 |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $451±$130 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% 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% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%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 minLowest 6% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Millinocket and Chapman 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 |
| School district | — | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.