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Island Falls vs Orient
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Island Falls has the most affordable homes ($108k median).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
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 | Island Falls | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 768Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.7±10.6Lowest 13% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Orient and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Island Falls and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Island Falls and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,328±$8k 25% below ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $108,300±$25kLowest 63% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $636±$124 44% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,720 43% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±51.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 16% below ME |
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| Work from home | 6.7%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.