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Osborn vs Edinburg

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).
Edinburg has the most people working from home (16.2%).

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.

MeasureOsbornEdinburg
People
Population
88Lowest
172Highest
Median age
56.4±3.4Lowest
26% above ME
57.5±18.7Highest
28% above ME
Edinburg and Osborn 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%±13.7Highest
ME: 18.1%
Edinburg 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%
23.8%±10.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Osborn and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
31.4%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.7%±13.5Highest
ME: 5.8%
0.6%±6.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Osborn and Edinburg 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
$69,583±$38kLowest
7% below ME
Osborn and Edinburg 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
$220,800±$101kHighest
26% below ME
Edinburg and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$878Lowest
71% below ME
$1,423Highest
53% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Osborn and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
1.7%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
96%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984Lowest
7 yrs newer than ME
1989Highest
12 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minHighest
64% above ME
40 minLowest
63% above ME
Work from home
2%±5.9Lowest
ME: 15.9%
16.2%±8.1Highest
ME: 15.9%
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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.