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Camden vs Orrington vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.9%).
Orrington has the highest household income ($95k).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Camden | Orrington | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,242Highest |
3,853 |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
49.5±3.3 10% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Camden and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Orrington and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kLowest 10% above ME |
$94,556±$10kHighest 27% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
| Orrington and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$309,000±$49kLowest 4% above ME |
$326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Highest 11% above ME |
$1,167±$135 about the ME average |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
| Camden and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,392 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Camden and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.5% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #41 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Orrington Public Schools | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.