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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.

MeasureOsbornWeston
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.