Compare towns
Orient vs Dedham
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%).
Dedham has the most kids (23.8% 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 | Dedham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,656Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
46.5±2.2Lowest 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham 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% |
18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dedham and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $111,442±$18k 49% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$356,400±$33kLowest 20% above ME |
| Orient and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,422±$607 25% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,942 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Dedham 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% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Dedham Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.