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Wales vs Porter vs Greene
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%).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Porter | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,924 |
1,746Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
40.9±7.9Highest 9% below ME |
39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
| Porter and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Wales and Greene 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% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,004±$5k 3% above ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,400±$28k 16% below ME |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Greene and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$64Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Greene and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,578 15% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Greene 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% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 14% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Porter 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 | — | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 04 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Oak Hill High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.