Compare towns
Bingham vs Exeter vs Ogunquit vs Brighton plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Brighton plantation has the most renters (40.6% rent).
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 | Bingham | Exeter | Ogunquit | Brighton plantation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 660 |
1,093 |
1,379Highest |
98Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±8.2 25% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.8±46.2Lowest about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
9.2%±32.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Bingham and Brighton plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±27.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
15% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±15.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$73,750±$50k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
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| Exeter and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,500Highest 48% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brighton plantation and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
37.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
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| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±22.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Brighton plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — | — | — |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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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.