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Cambridge vs Wellington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cambridge has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
Wellington has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Cambridge | Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 532Highest |
161Lowest |
| Median age | 38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
63.6±8.6Highest 42% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±8.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.1%±16.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cambridge and Wellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.8%±11.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±7.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cambridge and Wellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,194±$39kHighest 15% below ME |
$44,519±$4kLowest 40% below ME |
| Cambridge and Wellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
$133,700±$30kLowest 55% below ME |
| Cambridge and Wellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,574Highest 48% below ME |
$933Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 14.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 65% above ME |
38 minLowest 54% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.