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Topsham vs Ogunquit vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the most renters (21.1% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Topsham | Ogunquit | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,706Highest |
1,379 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.7±4Lowest about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,355±$642 19% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,259 40% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Topsham and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | — |
| High school in town | Mt Ararat High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.