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Augusta vs Brunswick vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
Brunswick has the youngest population (median age 37.9).
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 | Augusta | Brunswick | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
17,652 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$70,722±$5k 5% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$363,200±$18k 22% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #119 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — | — |
| High school in town | Cony | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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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.