Compare towns
Orient vs Madison vs Weston
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%).
Madison has the most renters (45.4% rent).
Weston has the most affordable homes ($172k 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 | Madison | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
4,782Highest |
275 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
49.6±3.4Lowest 11% above ME |
55.1±14 23% above ME |
| Orient and Weston 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% |
14.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Madison 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% |
25.1%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Madison and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $61,747±$11kHighest 17% below ME |
$58,942±$7kLowest 21% below ME |
| Madison and Weston 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 |
$187,600±$40k 37% below ME |
$171,700±$26kLowest 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $906±$247 20% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,983Highest 35% below ME |
$1,500Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.9%±11.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
54.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1964Lowest 13 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±10.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 59/MSAD 59 | — |
| High school in town | — | Madison Jr/Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.