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Chapman vs Newburgh vs Ogunquit
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 most kids (27.6% under 18).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Newburgh | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
1,475Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Newburgh 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% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Chapman 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 |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$219 17% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.