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Abbot vs Mexico vs Ogunquit vs Guilford
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).
Mexico has the most affordable homes ($111k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Guilford has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Mexico | Ogunquit | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 584Lowest |
2,782Highest |
1,379 |
1,096 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-16.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.5 8% above ME |
43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
53.5±7.4 19% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico and Guilford 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% |
20.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.5%±4.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2% ME: 36.2% |
13% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±4.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $58,542±$24k 22% below ME |
$55,727±$9k 25% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$53,173±$13kLowest 29% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Abbot 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 |
$110,800±$10kLowest 63% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$170,100±$31k 43% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$73Highest about the ME average |
$1,027±$275 10% below ME |
— | $507±$336Lowest 55% below ME |
| Abbot and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,393Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,961 35% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,619 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±41.8 ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Guilford and Mexico 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% |
19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±17.1 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #130 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | — | RSU 80/MSAD 04 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Piscataquis Community Secondary School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.