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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.
| Measure | Osborn | Edinburg |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| 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.