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Weld vs Chapman vs Northfield
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 people working from home (15.6%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Northfield has the most renters (11.1% rent).
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 | Chapman | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459Highest |
388 |
263Lowest |
| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
62.1±16.2 39% above ME |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Weld 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% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±9.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Weld and Northfield 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% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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 |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$68,333±$52k 9% below ME |
| Chapman and Northfield 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 |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$198,600±$64k 33% below ME |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,773 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 6.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Chapman 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.