Compare towns
Orient vs Ludlow
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%).
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k 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 | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 137Lowest |
444Highest |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
46.1±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow 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% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ludlow and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $988±$111 13% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Ludlow 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% |
15.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 21 min 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Lowest 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.