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Presque Isle vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Presque Isle has the most people working from home (6.7%).
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 | Presque Isle | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,736Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.1±3.5Lowest about the ME average |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Presque Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Presque Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Presque Isle and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,768±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,200±$11kLowest 50% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $904±$54 21% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,401Highest 21% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±9.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Presque Isle 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 | 57.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 41% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Presque Isle 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 | #62 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | Presque Isle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7 |
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| 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.