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Hersey vs Chapman vs Mount Chase
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hersey has the most renters (34.8% rent).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Hersey | Chapman | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47Lowest |
388Highest |
280 |
| Median age | 60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
| Hersey and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34%±54.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Hersey and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$41,711±$7k 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,500±$113k 45% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Chapman and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,417Highest 20% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Chase and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±23.3 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Hersey 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.