Compare towns
Auburn vs Limerick vs Ogunquit
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 most renters (40.9% rent).
Limerick has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
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 | Auburn | Limerick | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
3,400 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Auburn and Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Auburn and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Limerick 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 |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,687 21% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #110 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | Edward Little High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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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.