What stands out worked out from the figures below

Maxfield has the oldest population (median age 54.5).

Chapman has the most people working from home (4.8%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Maxfield	Chapman
People
Population	76Lowest	388Highest
Median age	54.5±5Highest 22% above ME	45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average
	Maxfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	7.9%±39.8Lowest ME: 18.1%	27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1%
	Chapman and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4%	27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Chapman and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%	22.8%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.3%±14.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8%
	Chapman and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,500±$48kLowest 24% above ME	$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME
	Chapman and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$164,600±$35kLowest 45% below ME	$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME
	Chapman and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,333Highest 23% below ME	$1,850Lowest 39% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	8.6%Highest ME: 10.7%	6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest ME: 74.3%	94.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME	1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	56 minHighest 129% above ME	23 minLowest 6% below ME
Work from home	0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9%	4.8%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9%
	Chapman and Maxfield 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.