Compare towns
Orient vs Danforth vs Bowdoin 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%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Bowdoin has the youngest population (median age 44.3).
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 | Bowdoin | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137Lowest |
452 |
3,188Highest |
275 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
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%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin 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% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bowdoin 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 |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$58,942±$7k 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$292,800±$71k about the ME average |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | — | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,500Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 27 min 9% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.