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Anson vs Ogunquit vs Jonesport
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%).
Jonesport has the shortest commute (18 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 | Anson | Ogunquit | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
1,379Highest |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Jonesport 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 |
$67,500±$13kLowest 10% 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
— | $1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
| Jonesport 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 |
$1,800 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | — | — | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.