Compare towns
Berwick vs Lebanon vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most renters (12.6% rent).
Lebanon has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
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 | Berwick | Lebanon | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
6,629 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
39.6±5.8Lowest 12% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lebanon and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
12.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Lebanon and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
$97,750±$11k 31% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$324,800±$23kLowest 10% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430 27% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436 46% above ME |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±55 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
18%±8.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #101 of 133 in ME | #87 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | — |
| 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.