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Edinburg vs Osborn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Edinburg has the most people working from home (16.2%).
Osborn has the highest household income ($127k).

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.

MeasureEdinburgOsborn
People
Population
172Highest
88Lowest
Median age
57.5±18.7Highest
28% above ME
56.4±3.4Lowest
26% above ME
Edinburg and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.4%±13.7Highest
ME: 18.1%
9.1%±28.4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Edinburg and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.8%±10.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
31.8%±34.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Osborn and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.4%Highest
ME: 36.2%
23.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.6%±6.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.7%±13.5Highest
ME: 5.8%
Osborn and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$69,583±$38kLowest
7% below ME
$127,083±$84kHighest
70% above ME
Osborn and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$220,800±$101kHighest
26% below ME
$218,100±$44kLowest
26% below ME
Edinburg and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,423Highest
53% below ME
$878Lowest
71% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
100%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Osborn and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.7%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
9.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96%Highest
ME: 74.3%
83.7%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
12 yrs newer than ME
1984Lowest
7 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minLowest
63% above ME
40 minHighest
64% above ME
Work from home
16.2%±8.1Highest
ME: 15.9%
2%±5.9Lowest
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.