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Bath vs Ogunquit vs Hollis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Hollis has the highest household income ($169k).
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 | Ogunquit | Hollis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,379Lowest |
8,603 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest 17% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
49.4±5 27% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hollis and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Ogunquit 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 14% below U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$168,883±$22kHighest 109% above U.S. |
| Hollis and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$675,900±$48k 103% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
— | $1,598±$302Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.3%±19.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
29%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Hollis 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 | — | #8 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | Hollis-Brookline High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 11.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.