Compare towns
Orient vs Appleton vs Sangerville vs Weston
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 youngest population (median age 49.2).
Sangerville has the most affordable homes ($124k 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 | Sangerville | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,360Highest |
1,136 |
275 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
49.2±7.4Lowest 10% above ME |
53.9±6.9 20% above ME |
55.1±14 23% above ME |
| Orient and Weston 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%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2 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%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and Appleton 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 |
$50,313±$14kLowest 33% below ME |
$58,942±$7kHighest 21% below ME |
| Weston and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$235,600±$33k 21% below ME |
$124,000±$40kLowest 58% below ME |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,104±$82Highest 3% below ME |
$850±$136Lowest 25% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$1,349Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,500 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100 ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5% ME: 10.7% |
19.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
20 min 18% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Appleton Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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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.