Compare towns
Bethel vs Ogunquit vs Greenwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethel has the most kids (15.9% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Greenwood has the most affordable homes ($229k 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 | Bethel | Ogunquit | Greenwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,617Highest |
1,379 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.2±6.4 12% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.5±6.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Bethel and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.3%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,929±$23kLowest 21% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$76,146±$37k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $344,900±$37k 16% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$228,700±$44kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$43Lowest 24% below ME |
— | $1,263±$222Highest 11% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,835 7% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,212Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.3%±15.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greenwood and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 5% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
37 minHighest 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 27.7%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Bethel 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 | #49 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 44/MSAD 44 | — | — |
| High school in town | Telstar High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.