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Osborn vs Weston
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).
Weston has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Weston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 88Lowest |
275Highest |
| Median age | 56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME |
55.1±14Lowest 23% above ME |
| Osborn and Weston 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% |
14.9%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Weston 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% |
21.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Osborn and Weston 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% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Osborn and Weston 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 |
$58,942±$7kLowest 21% below ME |
| Osborn and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$44kHighest 26% below ME |
$171,700±$26kLowest 42% below ME |
| Osborn and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $878Lowest 71% below ME |
$1,500Highest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 64% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weston and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.