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Osborn vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Osborn has the highest household income ($127k).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Osborn | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 88Lowest |
388Highest |
| Median age | 56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Osborn and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±34.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Osborn and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Osborn and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $127,083±$84kHighest 70% above ME |
$93,125±$17kLowest 25% above ME |
| Osborn and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$44kHighest 26% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Osborn and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $878Lowest 71% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Osborn and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 64% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Chapman and Osborn 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.