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Beaver Cove vs Weld
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering Beaver CoveGreenville
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beaver Cove has the most expensive homes ($523k median).
Weld has the most kids (17.9% 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 | Beaver Cove | Weld |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 394Lowest |
459Highest |
| Median age | 67±7.3Highest 50% above ME |
64±6.7Lowest 43% above ME |
| Beaver Cove and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 2.5%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 70.1%±36.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beaver Cove and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Weld and Beaver Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,185±$11kHighest 31% above ME |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,300±$248kHighest 76% above ME |
$268,600±$17kLowest 9% below ME |
| Beaver Cove and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,769Highest 42% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.4%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beaver Cove and Weld 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.