Compare towns
Alna vs Newcastle vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Newcastle has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Alna | Newcastle | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 818Lowest |
1,913Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
49.4±7 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±1.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$16k 25% above ME |
$89,868±$33kLowest 20% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,400±$55kLowest 24% above ME |
$398,000±$41k 34% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$176Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,363±$81Highest 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,667Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,256 40% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
5.8%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
17 minLowest 30% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.