Compare towns
Orient vs Warren vs Newburgh
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%).
Warren has the youngest population (median age 42.2).
Newburgh has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
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 | Warren | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
4,932Highest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh 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% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $74,616±$21kLowest about the ME average |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Warren 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 |
$232,700±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Warren and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Warren 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% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #120 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.