Compare towns
Bangor vs Jackson vs Ogunquit vs Augusta
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).
Jackson has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Augusta has the most kids (18.9% 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 | Bangor | Jackson | Ogunquit | Augusta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
567Lowest |
1,379 |
19,077 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3 8% below ME |
37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Jackson 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% |
17.5%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% ME: 36.2% |
41.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7k 20% below ME |
$75,167±$19k about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10k 26% below ME |
$231,500±$16k 22% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Highest 7% below ME |
$629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
— | $919±$79 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076 about the ME average |
$2,651 13% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.9% ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | — | — | #119 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | — | — | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | — | — | Cony |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
— | — | 17.9Highest |
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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.