Compare towns
Orient vs Danforth vs Washburn 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%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Washburn has the most renters (21.8% 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 | Danforth | Washburn | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137Lowest |
452 |
1,355Highest |
395 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -9.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
48.2±7.7 8% above ME |
44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
| 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%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Washburn 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% |
24%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Washburn 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 |
$56,196±$6k 25% below ME |
$65,000±$26kHighest 13% below ME |
| Amity and Washburn 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 |
$112,900±$14k 62% below ME |
$155,000±$57k 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
$482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | — | $1,571Highest 48% below ME |
$1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Washburn 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.7% ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 27 min 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
4.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Washburn District High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
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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.