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Weld vs Beaver Cove vs Carthage
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weld has the most kids (17.9% under 18).
Beaver Cove has the most expensive homes ($523k median).
Carthage has the most affordable homes ($144k 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 | Weld | Beaver Cove | Carthage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459 |
394Lowest |
845Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -9.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 64±6.7 43% above ME |
67±7.3Highest 50% above ME |
42.8±10.9Lowest 4% below ME |
| Beaver Cove and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
2.5%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Weld and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4 ME: 22.4% |
70.1%±36.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
10.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beaver Cove and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% ME: 36.2% |
46.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Carthage and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
$98,185±$11kHighest 31% above ME |
$79,107±$18k 6% above ME |
| Beaver Cove and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$17k 9% below ME |
$523,300±$248kHighest 76% above ME |
$144,300±$41kLowest 51% below ME |
| Beaver Cove and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $811±$262 29% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308 57% below ME |
$1,769Highest 42% below ME |
$1,239Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
— | 0%±88 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.5% ME: 10.7% |
17.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
18.4%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beaver Cove and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.