Compare towns
Exeter vs Prospect 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%).
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($197k median).
Chapman has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Prospect | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093Highest |
923 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
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% |
25.2%±10.7 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Prospect 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% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest 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% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest 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±$12k 13% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Exeter 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 |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Prospect and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
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| Prospect 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 |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.