Compare towns
Somerville vs Waldo vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Waldo has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Morrill has the oldest population (median age 39.8).
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 | Somerville | Waldo | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 837Lowest |
926Highest |
914 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
37.5±9.6 16% below ME |
39.8±6.1Highest 11% below ME |
| Morrill and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Morrill and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Morrill and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
$74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
| Morrill and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
$208,000±$41kLowest 30% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
| Somerville and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$1,150±$691 about the ME average |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
| Somerville and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±58.5 ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 12 | Waldo-Region 7 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.