Compare towns
Orient vs Danforth 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%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Appleton has the youngest population (median age 49.2).
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 | Danforth | Appleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
452 |
1,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +7.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
49.2±7.4Lowest 10% above ME |
| Orient and Danforth 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% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7 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% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Appleton and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$53,618±$19kHighest 28% below ME |
| Appleton and Danforth 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 |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$235,600±$33k 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,104±$82Highest 3% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | — | $3,588 18% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100 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% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
9.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Appleton Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.