What stands out worked out from the figures below

Deblois has the shortest commute (21 min average).

Wellington has the most people working from home (28%).

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	Wellington
People
Population	148Lowest	161Highest
Median age	56.2±7.7Lowest 25% above ME	63.6±8.6Highest 42% above ME
	Wellington and Deblois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	8.1%±17.6 ME: 18.1%	8.1%±16.1 ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	25.7%±22.7Lowest ME: 22.4%	39.8%±11.7Highest ME: 22.4%
	Wellington 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%Lowest ME: 36.2%	24.7%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9.5%±11.6Highest ME: 5.8%	1.2%±7.3Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Deblois and Wellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$52,083±$6kHighest 30% below ME	$44,519±$4kLowest 40% below ME
	Deblois and Wellington 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	$133,700±$30kHighest 55% below ME
	Wellington and Deblois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,068Highest 65% below ME	$933Lowest 69% below ME
Below poverty line	8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%	17.1%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest ME: 74.3%	97.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 17% below ME	38 minHighest 54% above ME
Work from home	9.2%±8.5Lowest ME: 15.9%	28%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9%
	Wellington and Deblois 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.