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Turner vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Turner | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,891Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Turner and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$93,125±$17kLowest 25% above ME |
| Turner and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490 49% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Highest 24% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Turner and Chapman 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.