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Waite vs Deblois
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering WaiteTalmadge
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waite has the most kids (10.2% under 18).
Deblois has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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 | Deblois |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 108Lowest |
148Highest |
| Median age | 53±14.6Lowest 18% above ME |
56.2±7.7Highest 25% above ME |
| Deblois and Waite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±23Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.1%±17.6Lowest 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+ | 27.8%±20.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.7%±22.7Lowest 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+ | 15.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±10.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±11.6Highest 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 | $53,750±$50kHighest 28% below ME |
$52,083±$6kLowest 30% below ME |
| Waite and Deblois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $133,300±$47k 55% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $828Lowest 73% below ME |
$1,068Highest 65% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest 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 |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 21 min 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 0%±45.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±8.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Deblois and Waite 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.