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Weld vs Brooks vs Roxbury
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).
Brooks has the youngest population (median age 45.9).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($106k 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 | Brooks | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459 |
1,208Highest |
352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
59.8±3.4 33% above ME |
| Weld and Roxbury 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% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Weld and Brooks 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% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±10.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Weld and Roxbury 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% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks 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±$11kHighest 17% below ME |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Weld and Brooks 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 |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308 57% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Brooks and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.