Compare towns
Orient vs Strong
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%).
Strong has the most affordable homes ($184k 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 | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
| Orient and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong 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% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Strong and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $47,557±$10k 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $920±$276 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,950 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Strong 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| 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.