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Chapman vs Patten 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).
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Patten | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
607Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
| Patten 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% |
16.5%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten 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% |
30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Patten 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 |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
| Chapman and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Patten 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% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Chapman 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.