Compare towns
Blue Hill vs Ogunquit vs Mount Desert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blue Hill has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Blue Hill | Ogunquit | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,813Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2Lowest 8% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Blue Hill and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,377±$17kLowest 8% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,500±$82kLowest 35% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$522,100±$66k 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638Lowest 9% below ME |
— | $1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907Lowest 4% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,512 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 15% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #29 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Blue Hill Public Schools | — | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.