Compare towns
Orient vs Dedham vs Haynesville
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).
Haynesville has the most affordable homes ($77k median).
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 | Haynesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137 |
1,656Highest |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
46.5±2.2Lowest 4% above ME |
55.5±12.9 24% above ME |
| Orient and Haynesville 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% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.7%±23.1Lowest 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% |
24.4%±19.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Orient and Haynesville 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% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
7.6%±10.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Haynesville and Dedham 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 |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$356,400±$33k 20% above ME |
$77,100±$8kLowest 74% below 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±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,333±$705Lowest 17% above ME |
| Dedham and Haynesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,942 30% above ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 30 minLowest 22% above ME |
39 minHighest 60% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Dedham 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.