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Mariaville vs Osborn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mariaville has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Osborn has the highest household income ($127k).
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 | Mariaville | Osborn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 724Highest |
88Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.3±13.5Lowest 6% below ME |
56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME |
| Osborn and Mariaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mariaville and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±34.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Osborn and Mariaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Osborn and Mariaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,027±$3kLowest 12% below ME |
$127,083±$84kHighest 70% above ME |
| Osborn and Mariaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,400±$24kLowest 27% below ME |
$218,100±$44kHighest 26% below ME |
| Osborn and Mariaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$156 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,871Highest 38% below ME |
$878Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.5%±18.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Osborn and Mariaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minLowest 48% above ME |
40 minHighest 64% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mariaville and Osborn 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.