Compare towns
Exeter vs Levant vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Levant has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Exeter | Levant | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093 |
3,069Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Exeter and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
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| Levant and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Levant 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.