Compare towns
Baldwin vs Dixmont vs Exeter vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the most renters (11% rent).
Dixmont has the most kids (15.9% under 18).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k 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 | Baldwin | Dixmont | Exeter | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,170 |
1,207 |
1,093Lowest |
1,379Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Lowest 13% above ME |
50.9±4.7 14% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dixmont and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest 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±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$75,952±$14k about the ME average |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter 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 |
$190,700±$22k 36% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
$995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
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| Dixmont and Exeter 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 |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixmont and Exeter 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
35 min 40% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 19 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.