What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the oldest population (median age 45.7).

Moose River has the shortest commute (15 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Chapman	Moose River
People
Population	388Highest	248Lowest
Median age	45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average	32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME
	Chapman and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.6%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1%	32.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1%
	Moose River 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%	8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.8%Highest ME: 36.2%	14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8%	4%±6.2Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Chapman and Moose River 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	$76,324±$9kLowest about the ME average
	Chapman and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME	$144,900±$31kLowest 51% below ME
	Chapman and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,850Highest 39% below ME	$928Lowest 69% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 ME: 48.4%	0%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%	14.9%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.5%Highest ME: 74.3%	91.3%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME	1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 6% below ME	15 minLowest 39% below ME
Work from home	4.8%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9%	4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Chapman and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.