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Weld vs Willimantic 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).
Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% 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 | Willimantic | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459Highest |
200Lowest |
352 |
| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
38.5±11.9Lowest 14% 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% |
36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±16.2Lowest 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% |
15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic 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±$11k 17% below ME |
$63,472±$52kHighest 15% below ME |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Willimantic 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 |
$131,700±$21k 56% below ME |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308Highest 57% below ME |
$1,285 58% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% ME: 74.3% |
92.2%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 |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±13.9 ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Willimantic 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.