Compare towns
Prospect vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most people working from home (6.2%).
Chapman has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Prospect | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 923Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±10.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Prospect and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Prospect 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.