The University of Maine’s generous offer of discounted tuition offer to California college students worried there won’t be room for them at crowded universities in the Golden State begs a question. You’d be able to attend school in Orono, Maine, for the same price – $13,000 a year – you’d pay as an in-state student at UC Berkeley. But could you adjust to the differences?

We thought we’d compare the two, just for fun.

Annual in-state college tuition:

Berkeley: $13,485

Orono: $8,370

Total enrollment:

Berkeley: 38,204

Orono: 10,922

Ranking in the 2017 edition of US News and World Report’s Best Colleges (under National Universities):

Berkeley: 20

Orono: 183

Four-year graduation rate:

Berkeley: 73

Orono: 33

Average high temperature (Fahrenheit) in January:

Berkeley: 58

Orono: 28 (not a typo)

First incorporated:

Berkeley: 1878

Orono: 1806

Median home value:

Berkeley: $1,012,800

Orono: $173,160

Average monthly apartment rent:

Berkeley: $3047

Orono: $800

Best restaurant in town (TripAdvisor):

Berkeley: Chez Panisse

Orono: Woodman’s Bar and Grill

A diner’s comment on that best restaurant (TripAdvisor):

Berkeley: “Maybe because of the hype, we expected more. Maybe because it ain’t cheap, we expected more. Lovely setting, but the meal didn’t wow us.”

Orono: “The staff was friendly and helpful, the food was great, and the beer and wine hit the spot. We would definitely return if we find ourselves in Orono again.”

Homicides since 2002:

Berkeley: 5 (as of mid-2016)

Orono: Zero

Registered sex offenders living in the city:

Berkeley: 12 (one per 9,617 residents)

Orono: Nine (one per 1,693 residents)

Medical marijuana dispensaries:

Berkeley: 7

Orono: 3