Compare towns
Palmyra vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the most people working from home (7.5%).
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 | Palmyra | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,209Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Palmyra and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Chapman and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$119 36% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra 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 | 82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Palmyra and Chapman 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.