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Norway vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norway has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Norway | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,228Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.5±4.9Highest 10% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Norway and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,342±$17kLowest 27% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,800±$29kHighest 27% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Norway and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $770±$66 32% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,057Highest 32% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Norway and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Norway and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #79 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 | — |
| High school in town | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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| 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.