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Bradley vs Orono
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the most kids (17.9% under 18).
Orono has the youngest population (median age 21.6).
Orono is a college town. 59.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Bradley | Orono |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 845Lowest |
11,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.9±15.7Highest 14% above ME |
21.6±0.3Lowest 52% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.8%±1.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
69.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
59.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,813±$23kHighest 16% below ME |
$59,784±$5kLowest 20% below ME |
| Bradley and Orono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,900±$21kLowest 43% below ME |
$262,900±$39kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,034±$485Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,280±$117Highest 12% above ME |
| Orono and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,735Lowest 43% below ME |
$4,778Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.2%±11.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orono and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
27%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
41.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 9% below ME |
15 minLowest 38% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.5%±9.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bradley and Orono 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 | — | #26 of 133 in ME |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.