Compare towns
Abbot vs Alton vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Abbot has the most renters (25.7% rent).
Alton has the most kids (18.1% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Abbot | Alton | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 584Lowest |
819 |
1,379Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.5Lowest 8% above ME |
49.1±5.9 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Alton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,542±$24kLowest 22% below ME |
$62,955±$9k 16% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Alton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,200±$36kLowest 42% below ME |
$179,500±$25k 39% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$73Highest about the ME average |
$866±$48Lowest 24% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,393Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,476 51% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±41.8 ME: 48.4% |
76.3%±88.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Alton and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4% ME: 10.7% |
24.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±17.1 ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±7.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 34 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.