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Carthage 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).
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 | Weld |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 845Highest |
459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.8±10.9Lowest 4% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Weld and Carthage 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% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest 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 |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Carthage and Weld 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 |
$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 |
$1,308Highest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±88 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±7.9Lowest 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.