Compare towns
Orient vs Sangerville 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%).
Sangerville has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k 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 | Sangerville | Danforth | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,136Highest |
452 |
395 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
53.9±6.9 20% above ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
| Orient and Sangerville 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% |
14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity 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% |
24.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.6% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
13.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $50,313±$14k 33% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$65,000±$26kHighest 13% below ME |
| Amity and Sangerville 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 |
$124,000±$40k 58% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$155,000±$57k 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $850±$136Highest 25% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,349Highest 56% below ME |
— | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Sangerville 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% |
13.5% ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.2%±5.1 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.