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Chapman vs Sherman
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).
Sherman has the most people working from home (28.2%).
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 | Sherman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
947Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
33.4±8.6Lowest 25% below ME |
| Chapman and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
33.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sherman and Chapman 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% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Sherman 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% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±0.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$49,444±$7kLowest 34% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$115,200±$14kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $672±$329 41% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,328Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±77.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sherman and Chapman 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% |
37.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 6% below ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.2%±12.1Highest 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.