Compare towns
Wales vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wales has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Chesterville has the most affordable homes ($214k 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 | Wales | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,924Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
37.8±4Highest 16% below ME |
| Chesterville and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 30.2%±6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chesterville and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wales and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,004±$5kHighest 3% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Wales and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,400±$28kHighest 16% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Wales and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$64Highest about the ME average |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Wales and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,578Highest 15% below ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 04 | — |
| High school in town | Oak Hill High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.