Compare towns
Danforth vs Orient vs Orland vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Orland has the youngest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Danforth | Orient | Orland | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452 |
137Lowest |
1,915Highest |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
50.6±4.2Lowest 13% above ME |
53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
| Orient and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
— | $69,348±$29kHighest 7% below ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
| Orland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$277,100±$20k 7% below ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
— | $1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | — | $2,089Highest 31% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
— | 40 minHighest 62% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 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.