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Weld vs Palmyra 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 people working from home (15.6%).
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% under 18).
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 | Palmyra | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459 |
2,209Highest |
352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
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%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.7%±5.3Lowest 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% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Palmyra 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 |
$60,543±$17k 19% below ME |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Weld and Palmyra 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 |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $733±$119 36% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308 57% below ME |
$1,614Highest 47% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
13.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Palmyra 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.