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Union vs Orient vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Union | Orient | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,663Highest |
137Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
— | $76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Union and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
— | $950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Union and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
— | $2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
— | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest 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 | 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.