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Orient vs Monticello vs Danforth
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%).
Monticello has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k 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 | Monticello | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
674Highest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
52.7±6 18% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
| Orient and Monticello 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% |
13.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Danforth 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% |
28.2%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9.4% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Monticello and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $51,875±$13kHighest 31% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Monticello and Danforth 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 |
$125,800±$36k 58% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $833±$434Highest 27% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Monticello and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,200 60% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Monticello 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% |
19.4% ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest 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.