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Mount Chase vs Weld vs Hersey
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Weld has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Hersey has the most renters (34.8% rent).
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 | Mount Chase | Weld | Hersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280 |
459Highest |
47Lowest |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
60.5±3.2 35% above ME |
| Weld and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
34%±54.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Weld and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7k 44% below ME |
$62,083±$11kHighest 17% below ME |
$31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
$162,500±$113k 45% below ME |
| Weld and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548 49% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
$2,417Highest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Chase and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±23.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Weld 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.