Compare towns
Rome vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has the most expensive homes ($329k median).
Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
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 | Rome | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,215Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Rome and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Rome and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.