Compare towns
Abbot vs Avon vs Ogunquit vs Chester
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).
Avon has the most affordable homes ($142k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Chester has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
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 | Avon | Ogunquit | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 584 |
359Lowest |
1,379Highest |
598 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.5 8% above ME |
47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44±10Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chester and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Avon 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 |
$63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$64,500±$8k 14% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,200±$36k 42% below ME |
$141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$172,500±$59k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$73Highest about the ME average |
$465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
— | $833±$51 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,393 54% below ME |
$1,469 52% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,378Lowest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±41.8 ME: 48.4% |
90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±37.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
42 minHighest 71% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±17.1 ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.