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Waite vs Maxfield
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).
Maxfield has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Maxfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 108Highest |
76Lowest |
| Median age | 53±14.6Lowest 18% above ME |
54.5±5Highest 22% 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 | 10.2%±23Highest ME: 18.1% |
7.9%±39.8Lowest 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+ | 27.8%±20.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.2%±44.7Lowest 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+ | 15.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±10.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±14.7Lowest 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 | $53,750±$50kLowest 28% below ME |
$92,500±$48kHighest 24% above 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 |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $828Lowest 73% below ME |
$2,333Highest 23% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%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 |
1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 56 min 129% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±45.8 ME: 15.9% |
0%±39.3 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.