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Baileyville vs Ogunquit vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Starks has the youngest population (median age 46.7).
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 | Baileyville | Ogunquit | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,339 |
1,379Highest |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±12.6 6% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$19kLowest 20% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$143Lowest 23% below ME |
— | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 53% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Baileyville Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.