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Orient vs Searsmont
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%).
Searsmont has the most affordable homes ($284k 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 | Searsmont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,646Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
44.5±9.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Orient and Searsmont 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% |
13.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Searsmont 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%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsmont and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $87,000±$20k 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$284,000±$31kLowest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $940±$311 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,788 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±41.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Searsmont 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±10.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 71 |
| 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.