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Readfield vs Brooks vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Brooks has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Readfield | Brooks | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Highest |
1,208 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
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| Readfield and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Brooks 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.