Compare towns
Osborn vs Haynesville
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 most people working from home (2%).
Haynesville has the most affordable homes ($77k median).
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 | Haynesville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 88Lowest |
131Highest |
| Median age | 56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME |
55.5±12.9Lowest 24% above ME |
| Osborn and Haynesville 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% |
10.7%±23.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Haynesville 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% |
24.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Osborn and Haynesville 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% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±13.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.6%±10.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Haynesville and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $127,083±$84k 70% above ME |
— |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$44kHighest 26% below ME |
$77,100±$8kLowest 74% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$705 17% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $878 71% below ME |
— |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 64% above ME |
39 minLowest 60% above ME |
| Work from home | 2%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Osborn and Haynesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.