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Temple vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most people working from home (7.5%).
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 | Temple | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 824Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Temple and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565 28% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Temple 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.