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Mapleton vs Glover vs Chapman

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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.

MeasureMapletonGloverChapman
People
Population
1,884Highest
1,051
388Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
48.4±5.9Highest
24% above U.S.
45.7±11.4
17% above U.S.
Glover and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.3%±5
U.S.: 22%
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.2%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Chapman and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Glover and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,731±$25k
14% above U.S.
$73,839±$18kLowest
9% below U.S.
$93,125±$17kHighest
15% above U.S.
Chapman and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,800±$23k
42% below U.S.
$264,700±$34kHighest
20% below U.S.
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$973±$130Highest
31% below U.S.
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Glover and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$3,234Highest
4% above U.S.
$1,850
41% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5
U.S.: 51.1%
39.3%±64.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Glover and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
40 minHighest
50% above U.S.
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
16.8%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Glover and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.