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Bath vs Blue Hill vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Blue Hill has the most kids (18.3% 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 | Bath | Blue Hill | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
2,813 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
48.6±8.2 8% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.3%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Blue Hill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.6%±10.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
38.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$80,377±$17k 8% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$399,500±$82k 35% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
$1,038±$638Lowest 9% below ME |
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| Bath and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$2,907Lowest 4% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Blue Hill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #29 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Blue Hill Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.