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Baldwin vs Cornish vs Hodgdon vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Hodgdon has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).

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.

MeasureBaldwinCornishHodgdonOgunquit
People
Population
1,170
1,024Lowest
1,428Highest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.3%
ME: +2.6%
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-1.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
50.6±4.6
13% above ME
39.2±13.3Lowest
13% below ME
42.2±6.2
6% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
Kids under 18
12.1%±3
ME: 18.1%
10.5%±5.5
ME: 18.1%
25.4%±5.1Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
27.7%±3.5
ME: 22.4%
15.2%±6.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
20.7%±2.9
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.7%
ME: 36.2%
16.1%
ME: 36.2%
15.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±2.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.1%±1.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±1.7
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8
ME: 5.8%
Baldwin and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,045±$8k
9% below ME
$68,686±$2k
8% below ME
$54,519±$11kLowest
27% below ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
Ogunquit and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$263,200±$38k
11% below ME
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$159,300±$25kLowest
46% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,135±$141Highest
about the ME average
$695±$426Lowest
39% below ME
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Cornish and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,540
16% below ME
$1,925
37% below ME
$1,614Lowest
47% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±42.9
ME: 48.4%
31%±22.9
ME: 48.4%
45.3%±24.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Hodgdon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
ME: 10.7%
8.3%
ME: 10.7%
12.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%
ME: 74.3%
79.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
84.8%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
2 yrs newer than ME
1958Lowest
19 yrs older than ME
1979Highest
2 yrs newer than ME
1978
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
32% above ME
32 min
29% above ME
15 minLowest
40% below ME
26 min
7% above ME
Work from home
8.8%±4.8
ME: 15.9%
7.4%±3.7
ME: 15.9%
6.9%±2.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
School district — — RSU 70/MSAD 70 —
High school in town — — Hodgdon Middle/High School —
Students per teacherat that high school — —
13.8
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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.