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Orient vs Danforth vs Castle Hill
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).
Castle Hill has the most homeowners (94.3%).
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 | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
452Highest |
281 |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
57.8±15.8 29% above ME |
| Orient and Castle Hill 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%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Danforth 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% |
44.8%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Orient and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Castle Hill 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 |
$54,250±$14kHighest 27% below ME |
| Castle Hill 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 |
$145,300±$18k 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$950±$574Highest 17% below ME |
| Castle Hill and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | — | $1,449 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Castle Hill 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
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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.