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Chapman vs Smyrna
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).
Smyrna has the most affordable homes ($117k 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 | Smyrna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Highest |
380Lowest |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
31±9.6Lowest 31% below ME |
| Chapman and Smyrna 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% |
33.2%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Smyrna 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% |
10.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Smyrna 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
| Chapman and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$117,100±$10kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $425±$63 63% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest 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 |
15 minLowest 37% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Smyrna 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.