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Wade vs Springfield vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k 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 | Wade | Springfield | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 244Lowest |
310 |
2,663Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Wade and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2% ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Union and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
| Union and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
| Union and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 45% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
— | 24.6%±19.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Union and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| 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.