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Osborn vs Eastbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Osborn has the highest household income ($127k).
Eastbrook has the most people working from home (5.2%).
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 | Osborn | Eastbrook |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 88Lowest |
742Highest |
| Median age | 56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME |
52.4±5.3Lowest 17% above ME |
| Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Eastbrook and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±34.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±5.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $127,083±$84kHighest 70% above ME |
$69,018±$10kLowest 8% below ME |
| Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$44kLowest 26% below ME |
$300,700±$51kHighest about the ME average |
| Eastbrook and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $823±$109 28% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $878Lowest 71% below ME |
$2,642Highest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
8.1%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 64% above ME |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±1.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Eastbrook and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 24 |
| 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.