Compare towns
Chapman vs Old Town 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 highest household income ($93k).
Old Town has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Old Town | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
7,470Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks 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% |
21.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Old Town 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% |
16.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% ME: 36.2% |
36.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Town and Chapman 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 |
$51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$208,100±$26kHighest 30% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Old Town and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $989±$100Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Old Town 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 |
$3,153Highest 4% above ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Old Town 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% |
21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #56 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 34 | — |
| High school in town | — | Old Town High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.