Compare towns
Pittsfield vs Chapman vs Burnham
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 renters (23.5% rent).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Burnham has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Burnham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,930Highest |
388Lowest |
953 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -5.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±6.5Lowest 11% below ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
48.4±3.2Highest 8% above ME |
| Burnham and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.7Lowest 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% |
22.2%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2.2Lowest 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 |
$59,261±$18k 21% below ME |
| Chapman and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,100±$17kLowest 45% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$178,100±$43k 40% below ME |
| Chapman and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $825±$260Lowest 28% below ME |
— | $1,308±$386Highest 15% above ME |
| Burnham and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,965Highest 35% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,897 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.5%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.9%±49Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Burnham and Pittsfield 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% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 min 6% below ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Burnham and Pittsfield 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 | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.