Compare towns
Bangor vs Glenburn vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Glenburn has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
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 | Bangor | Glenburn | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
4,737 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
47.7±4.4 6% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Glenburn and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$97,474±$26k 30% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,143±$226Highest about the ME average |
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| Glenburn and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076Lowest about the ME average |
$3,287 8% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | #39 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | Glenburn Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.