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Chapman vs Tremont
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 affordable homes ($186k median).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
1,508Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Tremont 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% |
20.2%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Tremont 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% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Tremont 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% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Tremont 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 |
$88,803±$8kLowest 19% above ME |
| Chapman and Tremont 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 |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,217±$406 7% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Tremont 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% |
6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
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.