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Carthage vs Etna 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 most affordable homes ($144k median).
Etna has the most kids (20% under 18).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Etna | Weld |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 845 |
1,252Highest |
459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.8±10.9 4% below ME |
41.9±3.4Lowest 6% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Etna and Weld 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% |
18.5%±1.1 ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
13.9% ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Carthage and Weld 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 |
$72,379±$16k 3% below ME |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Carthage and Etna 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 |
$183,000±$49k 38% below ME |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$262 29% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,239Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,745Highest 43% below ME |
$1,308 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Etna 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% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 12% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.3Lowest 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. | |||
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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.