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Orient vs Unity vs Lake View plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Unity has the most affordable homes ($276k median).
Lake View plantation has the most homeowners (98%).
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 | Unity | Lake View plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,375Highest |
181 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 62±9 59% above U.S. |
58±4.5Lowest 49% above U.S. |
63.8±9.8Highest 64% above U.S. |
| Lake View plantation and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
1.7%±16.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Orient and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 46%±10.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.9%±7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±28.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orient and Lake View plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Unity and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $87,500±$16k 8% above U.S. |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$276,100±$29kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$351,000±$27k 6% above U.S. |
| Orient and Lake View plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,625±$804 15% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $5,394Highest 73% above U.S. |
$867Lowest 72% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
98%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 35 minHighest 32% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Unity School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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U.S. 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.