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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.
| Measure | Webster plantation | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| 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.
