Compare towns
Arundel vs Bangor vs New Gloucester vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Arundel | Bangor | New Gloucester | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,418 |
31,938Highest |
5,766 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4 9% below ME |
41±1.3 8% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,597±$17k 36% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,300±$62k 42% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
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| Arundel and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,763 24% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
$3,417 13% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #7 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.