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Eliot vs Old Orchard Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most kids (16.3% under 18).
Old Orchard Beach has the most affordable homes ($367k median).
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 | Eliot | Old Orchard Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,146Lowest |
9,244Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Old Orchard Beach and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$60,050±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$366,600±$38kLowest 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,246±$182Lowest 9% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,426Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.7%±15Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 9% below ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Eliot and Old Orchard Beach 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #67 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.