Compare towns
Orient vs Stacyville vs Danforth
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 expensive homes ($549k median).
Stacyville has the youngest population (median age 49.6).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k 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 | Stacyville | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
465 |
666Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
| Orient and Danforth 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%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest 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% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $54,583±$26kHighest 27% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
| Stacyville and Danforth 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 |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
$1,270Highest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest 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% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest 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.