Compare towns
Beals vs Minot vs Ogunquit
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Minot has the most kids (16.4% 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 | Beals | Minot | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
2,794Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
49±6.1 9% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Minot and Beals 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% |
21.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest 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% |
25.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Minot 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 |
$95,655±$17k 28% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$294,900±$26k about the ME average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Highest 20% below ME |
$878±$801Lowest 23% below ME |
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| Beals and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,602 14% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±40.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Minot and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #78 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 16 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.