Compare towns
Bath vs Brooks vs Jackson 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 renters (35.7% rent).
Brooks has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Jackson has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
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 | Brooks | Jackson | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,208 |
567Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks 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±$12k 7% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$75,167±$19k about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$231,500±$16k 22% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
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| Brooks and Bath 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 |
$2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$2,651 13% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
78.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | — | — | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | — |
| 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.