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Haynesville vs Osborn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haynesville has the most affordable homes ($77k median).
Osborn has the most people working from home (2%).
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 | Haynesville | Osborn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 131Highest |
88Lowest |
| Median age | 55.5±12.9Lowest 24% above ME |
56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME |
| Osborn and Haynesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.7%±23.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Haynesville and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±34.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Osborn and Haynesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±10.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±13.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Haynesville and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $127,083±$84k 70% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $77,100±$8kLowest 74% below ME |
$218,100±$44kHighest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$705 17% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $878 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minLowest 60% above ME |
40 minHighest 64% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±15.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
2%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Osborn and Haynesville 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.