Compare towns
Beals vs Ogunquit vs Saco 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).
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 | Ogunquit | Saco | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,379 |
20,819Highest |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3% ME: +2.6% |
-9.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44.9±1.5 about the ME average |
43.7±12.9Lowest 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1Lowest 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% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.5% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Saco 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 |
$92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
$67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Saco 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
$142,000±$37kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
— | $1,249±$385Highest 10% above ME |
$1,000±$109 12% below ME |
| Saco 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$1,800Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport and Saco 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 17% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #38 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Beals Public Schools | — | Saco Public Schools | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.2 |
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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.