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Castle Hill vs Orient
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k 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 | Castle Hill | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 281Highest |
137Lowest |
| Median age | 57.8±15.8Lowest 29% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Orient and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 44.8%±6.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Orient and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Castle Hill and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,250±$14k 27% below ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$574 17% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449 52% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 24% below ME |
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| Work from home | 10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.