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Blue Hill vs Naples vs Orrington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blue Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Orrington has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Blue Hill | Naples | Orrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,813Lowest |
3,985Highest |
3,853 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2Lowest 8% above ME |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
49.5±3.3 10% above ME |
| Naples and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Blue Hill and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Blue Hill and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% ME: 36.2% |
37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,377±$17k 8% above ME |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$94,556±$10kHighest 27% above ME |
| Orrington and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,500±$82kHighest 35% above ME |
$340,100±$48k 15% above ME |
$309,000±$49kLowest 4% above ME |
| Blue Hill and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,167±$135 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907Highest 4% below ME |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$2,823 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1 ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Blue Hill and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
88.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #29 of 133 in ME | #118 of 133 in ME | #41 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Blue Hill Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Orrington Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Lake Region High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.