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Chapman vs Smithfield vs New Vineyard
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Smithfield | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
856Highest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
| Smithfield and New Vineyard 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% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Smithfield 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% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
| Smithfield and Chapman 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 |
$242,800±$15kHighest 18% below ME |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
| Smithfield and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,109±$358Highest about the ME average |
$925±$490Lowest 19% below ME |
| Smithfield and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$2,136 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
33 min 32% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Smithfield and New Vineyard 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.