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Hersey vs Wade vs Dyer Brook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hersey has the most renters (34.8% rent).
Wade has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Dyer Brook has the highest household income ($73k).
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 | Hersey | Wade | Dyer Brook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47Lowest |
244 |
275Highest |
| Median age | 60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
| Hersey and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±11Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dyer Brook and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34%±54.5 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
$41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
$73,409±$27kHighest about the ME average |
| Dyer Brook and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,500±$113kHighest 45% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
$135,000±$51kLowest 54% below ME |
| Hersey and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,417Highest 20% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
$1,606Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dyer Brook and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.9%±23.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Wade and Dyer Brook 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.