What stands out worked out from the figures below

Orient has the most expensive homes ($549k median).

Stacyville has the most affordable homes ($102k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Orient	Stacyville
People
Population	137Lowest	465Highest
Median age	62±9Highest 38% above ME	49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME
	Orient and Stacyville 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%	15.5%±8.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Orient and Stacyville 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%	20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25%Highest ME: 36.2%	12.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8%	0.4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8%
	Stacyville and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$54,583±$26k 27% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME	$101,700±$25kLowest 66% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$880±$74 23% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	—	$1,099 64% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	60%±54.6Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Orient and Stacyville 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%	11.6%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.7%Highest ME: 74.3%	88.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME	1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	25 min about the ME average
Work from home	81%±44Highest ME: 15.9%	22.6%±16.4Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Orient and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	RSU 89
High school in town	—	Katahdin Middle/High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.7
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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.