Compare towns
Orient vs Mapleton vs Danforth vs Meddybemps
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%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Meddybemps has the oldest population (median age 63.9).
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 | Mapleton | Danforth | Meddybemps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,884Highest |
452 |
139 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 62±9 38% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Orient 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
39.6%±15.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Orient and Meddybemps 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% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
14.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$48,000±$13k 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$295,000±$73k about the ME average |
| Orient and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
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| Danforth and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
— | $1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.