Compare towns
Mount Chase vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Mount Chase | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 280Lowest |
388Highest |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Mount Chase and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest 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+ | 28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest 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 | $41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Chase and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.