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Patten vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Chapman has the most expensive homes ($186k median).
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 | Patten | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 607Highest |
388Lowest |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Patten and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99 66% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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.