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Greene vs Wells vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Wales has the most kids (30.2% under 18).
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 | Greene | Wells | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
11,713Highest |
1,924Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wales and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$77,004±$5kLowest 3% above ME |
| Greene and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$250,400±$28kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
$1,154±$64Lowest about the ME average |
| Wells and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
$2,578Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Wells High School | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.