Compare towns
Anson vs Mexico vs Ogunquit vs Anson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the most renters (39.3% rent).
Mexico has the shortest commute (24 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 | Anson | Mexico | Ogunquit | Anson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 680Lowest |
2,782Highest |
1,379 |
2,331 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
43.4±2.8 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
13% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 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 | $87,770±$61k 17% above ME |
$55,727±$9k 25% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$110,800±$10k 63% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$117,800±$14k 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
— | $928±$62 19% below ME |
| Mexico and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,961 35% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,572 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% ME: 10.7% |
19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1958 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1972 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #130 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Carrabec High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.