Compare towns
Abbot vs Ogunquit vs Chester 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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Chester has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
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 | Ogunquit | Chester | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 584Lowest |
1,379Highest |
598 |
1,096 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5% ME: +2.6% |
-16.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.5 8% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44±10Lowest about the ME average |
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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Chester 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±3.1 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% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±4.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Guilford 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$64,500±$8k 14% below ME |
$53,173±$13kLowest 29% 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$172,500±$59k 42% below ME |
$170,100±$31kLowest 43% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$73Highest about the ME average |
— | $833±$51 27% below ME |
$507±$336Lowest 55% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,393 54% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,378Lowest 55% below ME |
$1,619 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±41.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±37.8 ME: 48.4% |
67%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Guilford 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
14.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1% ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±17.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±5.5Lowest 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 | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | RSU 80/MSAD 04 |
| High school 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.