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Chapman vs Turner
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 kids (27.6% under 18).
Turner has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Turner |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Turner 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% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Turner 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% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17kLowest 25% above ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner 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 |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $584±$490 49% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,294Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Turner and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | — | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.