Compare towns
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
Anson has the most affordable homes ($100k 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 | Anson | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 680Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Orient and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61k 17% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247 20% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207 60% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5Lowest 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 | 8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
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| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest 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.