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Northfield vs Somerville vs Weld
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Northfield | Somerville | Weld |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 263Lowest |
837Highest |
459 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.1±16.2 39% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±9.2 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Somerville and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,333±$52k 9% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Somerville and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,600±$64kLowest 33% below ME |
$218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Weld and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,583±$265 39% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,773 42% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17% ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 12 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.