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Wales vs Union vs Leeds
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%).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Leeds has the highest household income ($85k).
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 | Union | Leeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,924Lowest |
2,663Highest |
2,285 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
41.6±5.3Highest 7% below ME |
38.2±8.3 15% below ME |
| Union and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.2%±6 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds 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% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds 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±$5kLowest 3% above ME |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
| Leeds and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,400±$28kLowest 16% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
| Union and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$64 about the ME average |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$940±$461Lowest 17% below ME |
| Union 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 |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,565Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.1%±11.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 14% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 04 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Oak Hill High School | None in town | 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.