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Weld vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Weld | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 459Highest |
388Lowest |
| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308Lowest 57% 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 | 6.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld 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.