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Newburgh vs Orient
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Newburgh | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,475Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,750±$10k about the ME average |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$219 17% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,748 9% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
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| Work from home | 6.4%±3.3Lowest 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.