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Weld vs Palmyra 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).
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% under 18).
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 | Palmyra | Carthage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459Lowest |
2,209Highest |
845 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
42.8±10.9 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.7%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
10.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8% ME: 36.2% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Palmyra 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 |
$60,543±$17kLowest 19% 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 |
$154,900±$34k 48% below ME |
$144,300±$41kLowest 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
$811±$262Highest 29% below ME |
| Carthage and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308 57% below ME |
$1,614Highest 47% below ME |
$1,239Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra 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% |
9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1Lowest 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. | |||
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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.