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Wallagrass vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallagrass has the most people working from home (7.8%).
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 | Wallagrass | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 514Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 55.6±8.2Highest 24% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Wallagrass and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±8.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wallagrass and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,833±$5kLowest 35% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $194,900±$35kHighest 34% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Wallagrass and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $932±$95 18% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,470Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±61.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wallagrass and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 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 | 7.8%±8.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wallagrass 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.