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Chapman vs Weld
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).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Weld |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
459Highest |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Weld 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% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Weld 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 |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% 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% |
6.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld 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.