Compare towns
Bar Harbor vs Boothbay vs Ogunquit vs Lamoine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bar Harbor has the most renters (25.5% rent).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Lamoine has the most kids (15% 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 | Bar Harbor | Boothbay | Ogunquit | Lamoine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,244Highest |
3,102 |
1,379Lowest |
1,782 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.9Lowest 10% above ME |
56.8±3.9 27% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15%±3.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lamoine and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bar Harbor and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,180±$26k 3% above ME |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$88,542±$15k 18% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
$342,100±$43k 15% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$324,800±$43kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average |
$1,147±$121 about the ME average |
— | $1,174±$158Highest 3% above ME |
| Lamoine and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,279 41% above ME |
$2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,303 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±17.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
23.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 20% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 min 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #2 of 133 in ME | — | — | — |
| School district | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | — | — | Lamoine Public Schools |
| High school in town | Mt Desert Island High School | — | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2 |
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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.