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Waldo vs Mars Hill vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldo has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Mars Hill has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Waldo | Mars Hill | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 926 |
1,398Highest |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
43.4±3Highest 3% below ME |
39.8±6.1 11% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% 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 | $208,000±$41k 30% below ME |
$163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$214,000±$18kHighest 28% below ME |
| Morrill and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
| Waldo and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Waldo and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Waldo-Region 7 | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.