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Maxfield vs 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
Maxfield has the highest household income ($93k).
Deblois has the most people working from home (9.2%).
Waite has the most kids (10.2% under 18).
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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 | Maxfield | Deblois | Waite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 76Lowest |
148Highest |
108 |
| Median age | 54.5±5 22% above ME |
56.2±7.7Highest 25% above ME |
53±14.6Lowest 18% 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 | 7.9%±39.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
8.1%±17.6 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+ | 13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.7%±22.7 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+ | 8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±14.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±11.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±10.5 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 | $92,500±$48kHighest 24% above ME |
$52,083±$6kLowest 30% below ME |
$53,750±$50k 28% below ME |
| Maxfield and Waite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$35kHighest 45% below ME |
$133,300±$47kLowest 55% below ME |
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| Maxfield and Deblois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,333Highest 23% below ME |
$1,068 65% below ME |
$828Lowest 73% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100% ME: 74.3% |
100% ME: 74.3% |
100% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 56 minHighest 129% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
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| Work from home | 0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±8.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±45.8Lowest 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.