Compare towns
Orient vs Newfield
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%).
Newfield has the most affordable homes ($318k 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 | Newfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,580Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
52.8±8.1Lowest 18% above ME |
| Orient and Newfield 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% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Newfield 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% |
26.9%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newfield and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $57,188±$20k 23% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$318,100±$27kLowest 7% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,402 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Newfield 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% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 49 min 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.