Compare towns
Orland vs Bath vs Whitefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Whitefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Orland | Bath | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,915Lowest |
8,815Highest |
2,157 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.2 13% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Whitefield and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Whitefield and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±2 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Whitefield and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,348±$29kLowest 7% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$73,875±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Whitefield and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,100±$20k 7% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$242,300±$24kLowest 18% below ME |
| Bath and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
| Orland and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,089Lowest 31% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,366 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±23.8 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 62% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 17%±11.9 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.