Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Bar Harbor vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Arrowsic | Bar Harbor | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
5,244Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
49.2±5.9Lowest 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2 ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7% ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27k 33% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150k 97% above ME |
$538,400±$94kLowest 82% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average |
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| Arrowsic and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521Lowest 16% above ME |
$4,279 41% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #2 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt Desert Island High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.2 |
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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.