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Cranberry Isles vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cranberry Isles has the most expensive homes ($439k median).
Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k 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.
| Measure | Cranberry Isles | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 196Lowest |
388Highest |
| Median age | 48±11.9Highest 7% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Cranberry Isles and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cranberry Isles and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $439,100±$51kHighest 48% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$413 12% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273Highest 8% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 17% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cranberry Isles and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Cranberry Isles Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.