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Weld vs Bingham 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 expensive homes ($269k median).
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Carthage has the highest household income ($79k).
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 | Bingham | Carthage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459Lowest |
660 |
845Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
56±8.2 25% above ME |
42.8±10.9Lowest 4% below ME |
| Weld and Bingham 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% |
15.6%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Weld and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
10.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Weld and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,083±$11k 17% below ME |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$79,107±$18kHighest 6% above ME |
| Carthage and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$144,300±$41k 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$811±$262Highest 29% below ME |
| Carthage and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308Highest 57% below ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,239 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bingham and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — |
| High school in town | — | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.