Compare towns
Liberty vs Orient
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Liberty has the most affordable homes ($230k 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 | Liberty | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 969Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Liberty and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Liberty and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,146±$15k 5% below ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,600±$31kLowest 23% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $559±$193 51% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434 20% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±42.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 56% above ME |
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| Work from home | 14.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.