Compare towns
Orient vs Orland 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%).
Orland has the youngest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Orland | Meddybemps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,915Highest |
139 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9 38% above ME |
50.6±4.2Lowest 13% 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%±18.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Orland 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% |
27.5%±2Lowest 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% |
31.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $69,348±$29kHighest 7% below ME |
$48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
| Orland and Meddybemps 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 |
$277,100±$20kLowest 7% 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 | — | $1,149±$177 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,089Highest 31% below ME |
$1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
87.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 40 minHighest 62% above ME |
31 minLowest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9 ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8Lowest 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.