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Blaine vs Mars Hill vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BlaineBridgewater
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% 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 | Blaine | Mars Hill | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 706Lowest |
1,398Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1% ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±17 3% above ME |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,707±$24k 8% above ME |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $691±$303Highest 39% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
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| Blaine and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100 ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mars Hill and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — |
| High school in town | — | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.