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Chapman vs Wells
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).
Wells has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 388Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +18% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Wells 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% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wells 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% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Wells 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 |
$88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
| Chapman and Wells 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 |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,350±$297 19% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wells 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% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | — | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.