Compare towns
Beals vs Hampden vs Ogunquit vs Jonesport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Jonesport has the most affordable homes ($142k 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 | Beals | Hampden | Ogunquit | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 498Lowest |
7,896Highest |
1,379 |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
45.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$142,000±$37kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
— | $1,000±$109 12% below ME |
| Hampden and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$3,694 22% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,800Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 17% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 22 | — | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | Hampden Academy | — | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
— | 9.2Lowest |
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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.