Compare towns
Mount Chase vs Waldo vs Baring plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Waldo has the most expensive homes ($208k median).
Baring plantation has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Mount Chase | Waldo | Baring plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280 |
926Highest |
166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
48.5±19.8 8% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±11.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% ME: 36.2% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$71,458±$21kHighest 4% below ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$208,000±$41kHighest 30% below ME |
$117,700±$20k 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$1,150±$691Lowest about the ME average |
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| Mount Chase and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548 49% below ME |
$1,623Highest 47% below ME |
$1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
20 min 20% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase 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 | — |
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| 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.