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Orange vs Augusta vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the highest household income ($119k).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($323k 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 | Orange | Augusta | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320 |
19,077Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.5±2.4 9% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Roxbury and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Augusta and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$47,979±$3kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Orange and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35k 9% below U.S. |
$201,000±$18kLowest 40% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $919±$79 35% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 65% above U.S. |
$2,465Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±8.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Augusta and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
53.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — |
| High school in town | — | Cony | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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U.S. 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.