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Webster plantation vs Chapman

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Webster plantation has the most people working from home (31.4%).
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.

MeasureWebster plantationChapman
People
Population
85Lowest
388Highest
Median age
48.4±11.5Highest
8% above ME
45.7±11.4Lowest
about the ME average
Webster plantation and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
3.5%±34.4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
27.6%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Webster plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.1%±39.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
27.6%±3.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
Chapman and Webster plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
8.5%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
22.8%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
15.3%±28.1Highest
ME: 5.8%
5.2%±2.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Webster plantation and Chapman 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
$75,800±$66kLowest
74% below ME
$185,700±$22kHighest
37% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$367Lowest
88% below ME
$1,850Highest
39% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
0%±100
ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line
31.8%Highest
ME: 10.7%
6.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1957Lowest
20 yrs older than ME
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
18% above ME
23 minLowest
6% below ME
Work from home
31.4%±29.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Webster plantation 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.