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Upton vs Chapman

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Upton has the most people working from home (13%).
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.

MeasureUptonChapman
People
Population
91Lowest
388Highest
Median age
70.4±0.4Highest
57% above ME
45.7±11.4Lowest
about the ME average
Kids under 18
0%±34.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
27.6%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
80.2%±49.6Highest
ME: 22.4%
27.6%±3.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Upton and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
22.8%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±12.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$93,125±$17k
25% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$185,700±$22k
37% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$731Lowest
76% below ME
$1,850Highest
39% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100
ME: 48.4%
0%±100
ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
6.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.7%Highest
ME: 74.3%
94.5%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Lowest
2 yrs newer than ME
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minHighest
about the ME average
23 minLowest
6% below ME
Work from home
13%±12Highest
ME: 15.9%
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Upton 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.