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Maxfield 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).
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 | Maxfield | Waite |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 76Lowest |
108Highest |
| Median age | 54.5±5Highest 22% above ME |
53±14.6Lowest 18% above ME |
| Maxfield and Waite 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% |
10.2%±23Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waite and Maxfield 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% |
27.8%±20.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Waite and Maxfield 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% |
15.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±14.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±10.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Waite and Maxfield 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 |
$53,750±$50kLowest 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±$35k 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,333Highest 23% below ME |
$828Lowest 73% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 8.6%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 | 1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 56 min 129% above ME |
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| Work from home | 0%±39.3 ME: 15.9% |
0%±45.8 ME: 15.9% |
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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.