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Carthage vs Dixfield vs Weld
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carthage has the youngest population (median age 42.8).
Dixfield has the most renters (14.5% rent).
Weld has the most expensive homes ($269k 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 | Carthage | Dixfield | Weld |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 845 |
2,300Highest |
459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.8±10.9Lowest 4% below ME |
49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Weld and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.6% ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dixfield and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,107±$18kHighest 6% above ME |
$70,613±$9k 6% below ME |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Carthage and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,300±$41kLowest 51% below ME |
$160,900±$24k 46% below ME |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$262Highest 29% below ME |
$658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
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| Carthage and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,239Lowest 59% below ME |
$2,324Highest 23% below ME |
$1,308 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixfield and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 56 | — |
| High school in town | — | Dirigo High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.