Compare towns
Bath vs Brunswick vs Ogunquit vs Old Town
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Old Town has the most affordable homes ($208k 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 | Bath | Brunswick | Ogunquit | Old Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
22,336Highest |
1,379Lowest |
7,470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
40±2.8 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Old Town and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
53.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.2%±6.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Brunswick and Old Town 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 |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Brunswick 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 |
$376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$208,100±$26kLowest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
— | $989±$100Lowest 13% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,153Lowest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±15 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1963 14 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
23 min 5% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Old Town 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | — | #56 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Brunswick High School | — | Old Town High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
10.9Lowest |
— | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.