Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Monroe vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% rent).
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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.
| Measure | Mars Hill | Monroe | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398Highest |
1,001 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$220,300±$57kHighest 26% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Monroe and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,207Highest 27% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Monroe and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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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.