Compare towns
Bowdoin vs Orient
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the most affordable homes ($293k 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 | Bowdoin | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Orient and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bowdoin and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375 11% above ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
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| Work from home | 11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.