Compare towns
Poland vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poland has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Weston has the most affordable homes ($172k 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 | Poland | Weston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,954Highest |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.2±9.4Lowest about the ME average |
55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
| Weston and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Poland and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Weston and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Poland and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,557±$23kHighest 14% above ME |
$58,942±$7kLowest 21% below ME |
| Poland and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,600±$44kHighest 4% below ME |
$171,700±$26kLowest 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$128 5% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,774Highest 9% below ME |
$1,500Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.6%±30.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Poland and Weston 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 | #81 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 16 | — |
| High school in town | Poland Regional H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.