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Newburgh vs Orient vs Perham
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 youngest population (median age 45.8).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Perham has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
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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 | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,475Highest |
137Lowest |
326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
53±12.9 18% above ME |
| Orient and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Newburgh 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% |
24.5%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
— | $62,500±$22kLowest 16% below ME |
| Newburgh and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$219 17% below ME |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,748Highest 9% below ME |
— | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
— | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2 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.