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Wheelock vs Middlesex vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Middlesex has the oldest population (median age 55.3).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Wheelock | Middlesex | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,407Highest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51±5.6 31% above U.S. |
55.3±6Highest 42% above U.S. |
50.7±5.2Lowest 30% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Wheelock and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.6%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wheelock and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wells and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$75,750±$21kHighest 6% below U.S. |
$75,417±$11k 7% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$208,100±$62k 37% below U.S. |
$243,000±$42kHighest 27% below U.S. |
| Wells and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,406±$672Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,313±$282Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$3,459Highest 11% above U.S. |
$3,308 6% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.1%±39 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wells and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
48 minHighest 80% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.2%±6.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.