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Chapman vs Norway vs Starks
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).
Norway has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k 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 | Norway | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
5,228Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
49.5±4.9Highest 10% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
| Norway and Starks 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% |
17.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Norway 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% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Norway 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 |
$54,342±$17kLowest 27% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$215,800±$29kHighest 27% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Norway and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $770±$66Lowest 32% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Norway 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 |
$2,057Highest 32% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.7%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Norway and Starks 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% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Norway 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 | — | #79 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 | — |
| High school in town | — | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.