Compare towns
Old Town vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Town has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Old Town | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,470Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Town and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$26kHighest 30% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Old Town and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$100 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,153Highest 4% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Old Town and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #56 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 34 | — |
| High school in town | Old Town High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.