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Anson vs Ogunquit vs Greenwood
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 kids (26.2% under 18).
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 | Ogunquit | Greenwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
1,379Highest |
781 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.5±6.5 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Greenwood 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$76,146±$37kLowest about the ME average |
| 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$228,700±$44k 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
— | $1,263±$222Highest 11% above ME |
| Greenwood 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,212 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Anson and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
37 minHighest 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±2.5 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.