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Waite vs Carroll plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waite has the highest household income ($54k).
Carroll plantation has the most kids (12.7% 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 | Waite | Carroll plantation |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 108Lowest |
134Highest |
| Median age | 53±14.6Lowest 18% above ME |
55.1±14.4Highest 23% above ME |
| Carroll plantation and Waite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±23Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.7%±15.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Carroll plantation and Waite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±20.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.8%±20.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Carroll plantation and Waite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±10.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±8.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Carroll plantation and Waite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $53,750±$50kHighest 28% below ME |
$24,643±$23kLowest 67% below ME |
| Waite and Carroll plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $83,500±$16k 72% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $828Lowest 73% below ME |
$1,061Highest 65% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100% ME: 74.3% |
100% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 63 min 157% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±45.8 ME: 15.9% |
0%±42.3 ME: 15.9% |
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| Old photos in History | 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.