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Etna vs Orland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Etna has the most kids (20% under 18).
Orland has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Etna | Orland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,252Lowest |
1,915Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.4Lowest 6% below ME |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Etna and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,379±$16kHighest 3% below ME |
$69,348±$29kLowest 7% below ME |
| Etna and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,000±$49kLowest 38% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,149±$177 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,745Lowest 43% below ME |
$2,089Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 12% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.