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Pittsfield vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Pittsfield | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,930Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40±6.5Lowest 11% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittsfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,381±$12kLowest 23% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,100±$17kLowest 45% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Chapman and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $825±$260 28% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,965Highest 35% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.5%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittsfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Pittsfield and Chapman 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 | #125 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 53/MSAD 53 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.