Compare towns
Orient vs Newburgh vs Danforth vs Amity
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%).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
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 | Newburgh | Danforth | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,475Highest |
666 |
395 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
| Orient and Danforth 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% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Newburgh 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% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
13.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$65,000±$26k 13% below ME |
| Newburgh and Amity 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 |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$155,000±$57k 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,270 58% below ME |
$1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Newburgh 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% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 30 min 23% above ME |
28 minLowest 15% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
4.2%±5.1Lowest 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.