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Amity vs Anson vs Orient
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
Anson has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
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 | Amity | Anson | Orient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 395 |
2,331Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9% ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Anson and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26kHighest 13% below ME |
$52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
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| Amity and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,000±$57k 48% below ME |
$117,800±$14kLowest 60% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $928±$62 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
$1,572Highest 48% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 24% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
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| Work from home | 4.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | — |
| High school in town | — | Carrabec High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.