Compare towns
Orient vs Appleton
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%).
Appleton has the most affordable homes ($236k 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 | Appleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
49.2±7.4Lowest 10% above ME |
| Orient and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Appleton 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% |
26.1%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Appleton and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $53,618±$19k 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$235,600±$33kLowest 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,104±$82 3% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,588 18% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Appleton 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% |
9.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Appleton Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.