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Deblois vs Waite
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deblois has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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.
| Measure | Deblois | Waite |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 148Highest |
108Lowest |
| Median age | 56.2±7.7Highest 25% above ME |
53±14.6Lowest 18% above ME |
| Deblois and Waite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 8.1%±17.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.2%±23Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waite and Deblois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±22.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±20.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Waite and Deblois 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% |
15.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±11.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±10.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Deblois and Waite 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 |
$53,750±$50kHighest 28% below ME |
| Waite 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±$47k 55% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,068Highest 65% below ME |
$828Lowest 73% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100% ME: 74.3% |
100% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 17% below ME |
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| Work from home | 9.2%±8.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±45.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Deblois and Waite 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.