Compare towns
Gardiner vs Orland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gardiner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Orland has the most homeowners (87.5%).
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 | Gardiner | Orland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,088Highest |
1,915Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.6Lowest 6% below ME |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gardiner and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,782±$10kHighest 4% below ME |
$69,348±$29kLowest 7% below ME |
| Gardiner and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,600±$19kLowest 25% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$191Lowest about the ME average |
$1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
| Orland and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,742Highest 10% below ME |
$2,089Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±13.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orland and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 22% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland and Gardiner 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 | #36 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — |
| High school in town | Gardiner Area High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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| 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.