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Weston vs Orient
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weston has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
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 | Weston | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 275Highest |
137Lowest |
| Median age | 55.1±14Lowest 23% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Orient and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Orient and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±4.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Weston and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,942±$7k 21% below ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,700±$26kLowest 42% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,500 51% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 28% below ME |
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| Work from home | 11.1%±12.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.