Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Orland’s subject grades are an A− for health and a B+ for civic life; the weakest is a C for walkability. Orland’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, above both Maine’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On hazard risk, just 19 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. 14% of the land in Orland is conserved, above both Maine’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley), 3,665 acres with 20.5 miles of trail. Orland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Orland beats most towns.
Where Orland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Orland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 294 in 1800, a low of 294 in 1800, 2,221 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orland, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Orland.
Orland beats the Maine average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Orland adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Orland | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Orland | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.3% | 7.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Orland for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Orland grew to 353 in 2023, 44 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Bangor (12%), Ellsworth (11%) and Bucksport (10%).
| Orland | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.2% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Orland home is worth about $290,000, down 1.1% in a year, 30% below the Maine typical home. 88% of households own their home in Orland.
| Orland | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,149 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Orland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Orland is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
42 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Orland’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) | 20.5 mi | 3,665 |
| 2. Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East) | 11.6 mi | 1,089 |
| 3. Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery | 3.3 mi | 146 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
People 65 and older are 28% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (20% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Maine.
| Orland | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.6 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 15% | 18% | 22% |
Somewhere between 38% and 68% women
The Census survey reached too few of Orland’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.8 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Orland | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.2% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.3% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.8% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year
7 mi LandmarkFort Knox
27 mi MountainCadillac Mountain
30 mi LighthouseBass Harbor Head Light
39 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum34 mi Ski areaCamden Snow Bowl31 runs · 836 ft verticalAcadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Orland
About 6 of every 100 Orland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Town in Maine, United States
Orland is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,221 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Orland.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland | — | — | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Verona Island | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bucksport | #70 | B− | B | A− | B− | B− |
| Ellsworth | #75 | C+ | C | C | B | A− |
| Penobscot | — | — | B | — | C+ | B+ |
| Dedham | — | — | C | — | A+ | B+ |
Orland, Penobscot and Dedham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Orland, Penobscot and Dedham report no FBI crime data of their own. Verona Island isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Orland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($72,744 across the county).
2 notable people were born here, including Walter Van Tilburg Clark and Edwin Ginn.
