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Addison vs Waldo vs Belmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Waldo has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Belmont has the most expensive homes ($218k 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 | Addison | Waldo | Belmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045Highest |
926 |
876Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
54.5±9.2Highest 22% above ME |
| Belmont and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Waldo and Belmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.7%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Belmont and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Addison and Belmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
$71,458±$21kHighest 4% below ME |
$61,250±$15k 18% below ME |
| Waldo and Belmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28kLowest 45% below ME |
$208,000±$41k 30% below ME |
$217,500±$28kHighest 27% below ME |
| Belmont and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Lowest 21% below ME |
$1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
$1,045±$410 8% below ME |
| Waldo and Belmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625 46% below ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,445Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6 ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.3%±25.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.2%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Waldo and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | Waldo-Region 7 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.