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Ellsworth vs Readfield vs Orland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Orland has the oldest 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 | Ellsworth | Readfield | Orland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,657Highest |
2,651 |
1,915Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
| Orland and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Orland and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$69,348±$29kLowest 7% below ME |
| Readfield and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$277,100±$20k 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
| Orland and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,262 7% above ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,089Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 20% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Orland 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 | #63 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | Ellsworth High School | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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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.