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Buxton vs Orland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buxton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Orland has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Buxton | Orland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,512Highest |
1,915Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9Lowest about the ME average |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
| Orland and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buxton and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$69,348±$29kLowest 7% below ME |
| Buxton and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
$277,100±$20kLowest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
$1,149±$177Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422Highest 13% above ME |
$2,089Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orland and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 39% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland and Buxton 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 | #104 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| 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.