What stands out worked out from the figures below

Deblois has the most people working from home (9.2%).

Maxfield has the highest household income ($93k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Deblois	Maxfield
People
Population	148Highest	76Lowest
Median age	56.2±7.7Highest 25% above ME	54.5±5Lowest 22% above ME
	Deblois and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	8.1%±17.6Highest ME: 18.1%	7.9%±39.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Deblois and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.7%±22.7Highest ME: 22.4%	13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Deblois and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	21.6%Highest ME: 36.2%	8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9.5%±11.6Highest ME: 5.8%	1.3%±14.7Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Deblois and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$52,083±$6kLowest 30% below ME	$92,500±$48kHighest 24% above ME
	Maxfield and Deblois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$133,300±$47kLowest 55% below ME	$164,600±$35kHighest 45% below ME
	Maxfield and Deblois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,068Lowest 65% below ME	$2,333Highest 23% below ME
Below poverty line	8.8%Highest ME: 10.7%	8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% ME: 74.3%	100% ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME	1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 17% below ME	56 minHighest 129% above ME
Work from home	9.2%±8.5Highest ME: 15.9%	0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Deblois and Maxfield 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.