Compare towns
Belgrade vs Wells vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wells has the most expensive homes ($485k median).
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 | Belgrade | Wells | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351 |
11,713Highest |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Lowest 6% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
| Wells and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Wells and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
| Belgrade and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Wells and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859 6% below ME |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Wells High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.