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Chapman vs Upton
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).
Upton has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Upton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Highest |
91Lowest |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
80.2%±49.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Upton 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Upton 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 |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Upton 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.