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Baldwin vs Ogunquit vs Peru
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Peru has the most kids (20.8% under 18).
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 | Ogunquit | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
1,379 |
1,501Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$66,827±$19kLowest 11% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Baldwin 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $723±$16 37% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540 16% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Peru and Baldwin 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 32% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 56 |
| 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.