Compare towns
Belgrade vs Bowdoinham vs Naples vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Naples has the most renters (12.5% rent).
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 | Belgrade | Bowdoinham | Naples | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,351 |
3,142 |
3,985Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Lowest 6% above ME |
51.9±13.1 16% above ME |
49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1% ME: 36.2% |
43.8% ME: 36.2% |
37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$108,479±$21k 45% above ME |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$405,500±$105k 37% above ME |
$340,100±$48k 15% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
— | $1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859 6% below ME |
$2,958 about the ME average |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowdoinham and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% ME: 74.3% |
93.8% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±11.7 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Naples 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 | #71 of 133 in ME | #73 of 133 in ME | #118 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lake Region High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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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.