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Knox vs Weld
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k 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 | Knox | Weld |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 825Highest |
459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.1±7.9Lowest 8% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Weld and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$9kHighest 13% below ME |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Knox and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$47 21% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,610Highest 47% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Knox and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Knox 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.