Rangeley vs Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Rangeley and Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Rangeley and Wilton are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wilton has the higher population (1,822 vs 532 in Rangeley). Wilton has the higher median household income ($55,721 vs $29,231 in Rangeley). Wilton has the higher median home value ($163,500 vs $158,300 in Rangeley).

Population, income & housing

	Rangeley	Wilton
Population	532	1,822
Median age	51.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$29,231	$55,721
Median home value	$158,300	$163,500
Median gross rent	$624	$560
Housing units	545	922
Homeownership rate	52.8%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rangeley	Wilton
Population	672 → 532 (-20.8%)	1,950 → 1,822 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$60,938 → $29,231 (-52.0%)	$47,500 → $55,721 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$126,800 → $158,300 (+24.8%)	$89,700 → $163,500 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $624 (+5.8%)	$519 → $560 (+7.9%)

Rangeley

Population

672532

Median household income

$60,938$29,231

Median home value

$126,800$158,300

Median gross rent

$590$624

Wilton

Population

1,9501,822

Median household income

$47,500$55,721

Median home value

$89,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$519$560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rangeley	Wilton
Under 5	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	3.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.2%
45 to 54	22.2%	7.0%
55 to 64	22.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	17.0%
75 and over	9.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rangeley	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rangeley	Wilton
No high school diploma	12.6%	7.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rangeley	Wilton
Drove alone	63.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	24.9%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rangeley	Wilton
1-unit, detached	68.6%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Rangeley	Wilton
Poverty rate	2.3%	6.7%
Average household size	1.87	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1951	1947