Compare towns
Orient vs Anson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Anson has the most affordable homes ($118k 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 | Orient | Anson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 137Lowest |
2,331Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
46.7±6.2Lowest 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Anson and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $52,474±$21k 30% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$117,800±$14kLowest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $928±$62 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,572 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 33 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school in town | — | Carrabec High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.