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Mars Hill vs Windham 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).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Windham | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398 |
19,188Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.4±3 3% below ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Mars Hill 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest 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% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Mars Hill 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 |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Windham and Chapman 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 |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.