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Anson vs Wells vs Anson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Anson has the most renters (39.3% rent).
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 | Wells | Anson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,331 |
11,713Highest |
680Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
| Wells and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7% ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wells and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
$87,770±$61k 17% above ME |
| Wells and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,800±$14k 60% below ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$62 19% below ME |
$1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
$914±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,572 48% below ME |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
$1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.6%±23.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 32% above ME |
28 minLowest 12% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — |
| High school in town | Carrabec High School | Wells High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.