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Avon vs Ogunquit vs Strong
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most affordable homes ($142k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Strong has the oldest housing (typical home built 1971).
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 | Avon | Ogunquit | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,379Highest |
1,249 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1Lowest 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
— | $920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.