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Chapman vs Orono vs Mapleton
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 most kids (27.6% under 18).
Orono has the youngest population (median age 21.6).
Orono is a college town. 59.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Orono | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
11,151Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
21.6±0.3Lowest 52% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
| Chapman and Mapleton 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% |
6.8%±1.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Mapleton 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% |
11%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
69.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
59.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$59,784±$5kLowest 20% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Chapman and Mapleton 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 |
$262,900±$39kHighest 11% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,280±$117Highest 12% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850 39% below ME |
$4,778Highest 57% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.2%±11.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
27%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
41.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
15 minLowest 38% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±3.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Orono and Mapleton 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 | — | #26 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.