Compare towns
Orient vs Bowdoin vs Mapleton vs Amity
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%).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
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 | Bowdoin | Mapleton | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137Lowest |
3,188Highest |
1,884 |
395 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
44.3±10 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
44.5±12.2 about the ME average |
| Orient and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Mapleton 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% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
30.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$65,000±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin 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 |
$292,800±$71k about the ME average |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$155,000±$57kLowest 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Mapleton 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 min 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
4.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #28 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.