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Amity vs Monticello 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).
Monticello has the most affordable homes ($126k 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 | Monticello | Orient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 395 |
674Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
52.7±6 18% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Orient and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.2%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9% ME: 36.2% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monticello 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 |
$51,875±$13kLowest 31% below ME |
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| Amity and Monticello 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 |
$125,800±$36kLowest 58% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $833±$434 27% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
$1,200Highest 60% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.4% ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 24% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
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| Work from home | 4.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.