Compare towns
Bremen vs Friendship vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bremen has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Friendship has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Bremen | Friendship | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,213 |
1,379Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-0.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Lowest 16% above ME |
55.5±6.9 24% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.1%±9.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
37.3%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2% ME: 36.2% |
39.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.8%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21k 34% above ME |
$75,625±$22kLowest about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28k 43% above ME |
$275,000±$56kLowest 7% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,370±$53 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829 7% below ME |
$2,218Lowest 27% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±42.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Friendship and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% ME: 10.7% |
10%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.9%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school 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.