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Beals vs Ogunquit vs Owls Head
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 most affordable homes ($257k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Owls Head has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,379 |
1,482Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.6±6.6 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Beals and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Ogunquit 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$87,325±$7k 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Owls Head 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$413,300±$43k 39% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
— | $1,191±$386Highest 5% above ME |
| Owls Head and Beals 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,981 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Owls Head 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 17% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Beals Public Schools | — | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.