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Orient vs Union 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%).
Union has the youngest population (median age 41.6).
Amity has the most affordable homes ($155k 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 | Union | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
2,663Highest |
395 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
44.5±12.2 about the ME average |
| Orient and Amity 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% |
24.9%±4 ME: 18.1% |
26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Union 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% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$65,000±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
| Union and Amity 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 |
$267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
$155,000±$57kLowest 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Union 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
4.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.