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Bangor vs Ogunquit vs Standish
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Standish has the youngest population (median age 40.5).
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 | Ogunquit | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
1,379Lowest |
10,662 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Bangor and Standish 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and Bangor 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Standish 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Highest 7% below ME |
— | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Bangor and Standish 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | — | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | — | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
— | 12.5Lowest |
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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.