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Chapman vs Mount Chase vs New Vineyard
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 highest household income ($93k).
Mount Chase has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
New Vineyard has the most expensive homes ($190k 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 | Mount Chase | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388 |
280Lowest |
607Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
| Mount Chase and New Vineyard 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% |
22.1%±10.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| 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%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase 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% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Mount Chase 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 |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$61,806±$19k 17% below ME |
| Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$190,000±$76kHighest 36% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$925±$490Lowest 19% below ME |
| Mount Chase 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 39% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Mount Chase 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% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
22.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and New Vineyard 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.