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Anson vs Wade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the highest household income ($88k).
Wade has the most people working from home (10.1%).
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 | Anson | Wade |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 680Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
| Wade and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wade and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61kHighest 17% above ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Anson and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME |
| Wade and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247 20% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Anson and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1951Highest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 26% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wade and Anson 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.