Compare towns
Bangor vs Mapleton vs Ogunquit vs Veazie
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).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% 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 | Mapleton | Ogunquit | Veazie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
1,884 |
1,379Lowest |
1,847 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.7±4.6 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Veazie 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$78,229±$10k 5% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$293,100±$35k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,095±$79Highest 4% below ME |
| Veazie and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076 about the ME average |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$4,073 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.3%±16.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Veazie 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% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
18 min 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | — | — | — |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Veazie Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | None in town | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.