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Hollis vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Hollis | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,872Highest |
1,924Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±4.2Highest about the ME average |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wales and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,950±$24kHighest 28% above ME |
$77,004±$5kLowest 3% above ME |
| Hollis and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,900±$27kHighest 14% above ME |
$250,400±$28kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$293Highest 20% above ME |
$1,154±$64Lowest about the ME average |
| Hollis and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,625Highest 14% below ME |
$2,578Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±30.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Hollis 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 | #88 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.