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Anson vs Embden 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 ($118k median).
Embden has the most homeowners (96.3%).
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 | Embden | Orient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,331Highest |
995 |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46.7±6.2Lowest 4% above ME |
60.6±5.1 35% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Orient and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9 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+ | 18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.6%±9.5 ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Orient and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.2% ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Anson and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
$56,875±$23kHighest 24% below ME |
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| Embden and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,800±$14kLowest 60% below ME |
$173,400±$59k 42% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$62 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,572Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,804Highest 41% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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 | 8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.2% ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 32% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
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| Work from home | 3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5 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.