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Old Town vs Chapman vs Dover-Foxcroft
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).
Dover-Foxcroft has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,470Highest |
388Lowest |
4,506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
38±4.1 15% below ME |
| Chapman and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest 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% |
21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest 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 |
$63,344±$6k 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$26kHighest 30% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$162,600±$12kLowest 45% 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±$100Highest 13% below ME |
— | $880±$97Lowest 23% below ME |
| Old Town and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,153Highest 4% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,916 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Old Town and Dover-Foxcroft 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% |
15.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 18% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Old Town and Dover-Foxcroft 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 | #56 of 133 in ME | — | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 34 | — | RSU 68/MSAD 68 |
| High school in town | Old Town High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.