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Coplin plantation vs Waite

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coplin plantation has the youngest population (median age 46.2).
Waite has the most kids (10.2% under 18).

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.

MeasureCoplin plantationWaite
People
Population
51Lowest
108Highest
Median age
46.2±3.4Lowest
3% above ME
53±14.6Highest
18% above ME
Waite and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
5.9%±58.5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
10.2%±23Highest
ME: 18.1%
Waite and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.6%±65.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
27.8%±20.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
Waite and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.6%Highest
ME: 36.2%
15.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±22.7Highest
ME: 5.8%
1.9%±10.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Coplin plantation and Waite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,875±$16kLowest
31% below ME
$53,750±$50kHighest
28% below ME
Waite and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,900±$79k
9% above ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,395Highest
21% below ME
$828Lowest
73% below ME
Below poverty line
17.6%Highest
ME: 10.7%
14.8%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%
ME: 74.3%
100%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1992Highest
15 yrs newer than ME
1980Lowest
3 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Work from home
0%±36.7
ME: 15.9%
0%±45.8
ME: 15.9%
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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.