Compare towns
Bar Harbor vs Naples 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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Naples has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Lamoine has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
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 | Naples | Ogunquit | Lamoine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,244Highest |
3,985 |
1,379Lowest |
1,782 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.9Lowest 10% above ME |
49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Naples and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±5 ME: 22.4% |
23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.9% 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% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
$78,188±$13k 5% above 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 |
$340,100±$48k 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 |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
— | $1,174±$158 3% above ME |
| Naples and Lamoine 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 |
$2,784 8% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
23.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Bar Harbor 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% |
9.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
22 min 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #2 of 133 in ME | #118 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | Lamoine Public Schools |
| High school in town | Mt Desert Island High School | Lake Region High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.