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Chapman vs Windham vs Starks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).

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.

MeasureChapmanWindhamStarks
People
Population
388Lowest
594Highest
556
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-7.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.7±11.4
17% above U.S.
44.2±7.4Lowest
14% above U.S.
46.7±9.4Highest
20% above U.S.
Starks 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
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9
U.S.: 22%
16.4%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
20.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Chapman and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.9%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Chapman and Starks 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
15% above U.S.
$94,500±$12kHighest
17% above U.S.
$63,500±$8kLowest
21% below U.S.
Windham 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±$22k
44% below U.S.
$353,900±$20kHighest
6% above U.S.
$148,500±$27kLowest
55% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,063±$301
25% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850
41% below U.S.
$5,951Highest
91% above U.S.
$1,348Lowest
57% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94
U.S.: 51.1%
45.5%±90.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Starks and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
19.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Lowest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1982Lowest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
Work from home
4.8%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
3.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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U.S. 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.