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Osborn vs Union
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).
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 88Lowest |
2,663Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union 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% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Osborn and Union 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Osborn and Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kLowest 8% above ME |
| Osborn and Union 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 |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
| Union and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $878Lowest 71% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Osborn and Union 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% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 64% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| 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.