Compare towns
Meddybemps vs Orient vs Hamlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meddybemps has the oldest population (median age 63.9).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Hamlin has the most affordable homes ($200k median).
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 | Meddybemps | Orient | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 139Highest |
137 |
111Lowest |
| Median age | 63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
62±9 38% above ME |
61.8±15.9Lowest 38% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
7.2%±17.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
40.5%±9.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Orient and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
— | $50,938±$7kHighest 32% below ME |
| Hamlin and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73k about the ME average |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$200,000±$58kLowest 33% below ME |
| Orient and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
— | $1,339Highest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 28% above ME |
— | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
32%±47.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Orient and Hamlin 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.