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Chapman vs Stow
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).
Stow has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Stow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
535Highest |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
57±10.5Highest 27% above ME |
| Stow and Chapman 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% |
15.7%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
37.9%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Stow 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Stow 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 |
$42,204±$22kLowest 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$326,400±$42kHighest 10% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,304Highest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stow 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% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
51 minHighest 109% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stow 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.