Compare towns
Auburn vs Augusta vs Ogunquit vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the oldest housing (typical home built 1954).
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Auburn | Augusta | Ogunquit | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
19,077 |
1,379Lowest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2 ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8% ME: 36.2% |
28.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5k 11% below ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,000±$12k 5% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74 9% below ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
— | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,687 21% above ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.8% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1% ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 12% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #110 of 133 in ME | #119 of 133 in ME | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Edward Little High School | Cony | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Lowest |
17.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.