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Chapman vs Windsor vs Charlotte

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Windsor has the most people working from home (6.5%).
Charlotte has the most affordable homes ($141k median).

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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.

MeasureChapmanWindsorCharlotte
People
Population
388
2,690Highest
377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.2%
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
45.7±11.4
about the ME average
43.5±8Lowest
about the ME average
48.6±3.1Highest
8% above ME
Charlotte 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%
23.2%±6.4
ME: 18.1%
21.8%±10.4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
14.3%±4.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
21.8%±7.7
ME: 22.4%
Chapman and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%
ME: 36.2%
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
28.8%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
2%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.4
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Charlotte 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
$63,178±$5kLowest
15% below ME
$67,813±$18k
9% below ME
Chapman and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22k
37% below ME
$228,800±$22kHighest
23% below ME
$140,800±$30kLowest
53% below ME
Windsor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,265±$400
11% above ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$2,160Highest
29% below ME
$2,000
34% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
46.2%±31.6Highest
ME: 48.4%
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Windsor 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%
7.5%
ME: 10.7%
22.8%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%
ME: 74.3%
89.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
98.2%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
5 yrs newer than ME
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
36 minHighest
45% above ME
24 min
about the ME average
Work from home
4.8%±3.5
ME: 15.9%
6.5%±3Highest
ME: 15.9%
2%±2.6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Windsor 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 — #44 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 12 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.