Compare towns
Industry vs New Vineyard vs Waldo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Industry has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
New Vineyard has the oldest population (median age 47.5).
Waldo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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 | Industry | New Vineyard | Waldo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988Highest |
607Lowest |
926 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4% ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Industry and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19k 16% below ME |
$61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
$71,458±$21kHighest 4% below ME |
| Waldo and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
$190,000±$76kLowest 36% below ME |
$208,000±$41kHighest 30% below ME |
| Waldo and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137 8% below ME |
$925±$490Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
| Waldo and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793 41% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3 ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Waldo-Region 7 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.