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Bremen vs Ogunquit vs North Haven
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 affordable homes ($425k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 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 | Bremen | Ogunquit | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
1,379Highest |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.1±8.2 16% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.6±6.6Lowest 11% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Haven and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.1%±9.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
32.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
55.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$87,500±$22kLowest 17% 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±$28kLowest 43% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$440,200±$46k 48% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $913±$318 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,824 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Haven and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 13% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.