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Brooklin vs Ogunquit vs Arrowsic vs Sedgwick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklin has the youngest population (median age 49.2).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Sedgwick has the shortest commute (23 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.

MeasureBrooklinOgunquitArrowsicSedgwick
People
Population
869
1,379Highest
597Lowest
1,274
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
—
+0.5%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
49.2±3.7Lowest
10% above ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
50.3±8.7
12% above ME
52.4±4.2
17% above ME
Kids under 18
16.3%±4.2
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
22.4%±7.8Highest
ME: 18.1%
14.3%±5
ME: 18.1%
Arrowsic and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
31.8%±11.2
ME: 22.4%
36.5%±10.4
ME: 22.4%
Ogunquit and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%
ME: 36.2%
64.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
44.5%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.2%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8
ME: 5.8%
3.2%±2.7
ME: 5.8%
0.9%±1.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Brooklin and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,750±$8kLowest
8% below ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$99,107±$27k
33% above ME
$70,446±$14k
6% below ME
Ogunquit and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$339,400±$90k
14% above ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$584,200±$150k
97% above ME
$336,200±$49kLowest
13% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,236±$137
9% above ME
—
$1,600±$412Highest
40% above ME
$1,048±$770Lowest
8% below ME
Arrowsic and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,792Lowest
41% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$3,521
16% above ME
$2,545
16% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
29.5%±25
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
47.1%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Sedgwick and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.7%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
16.1%
ME: 10.7%
16.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.4%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%
ME: 74.3%
95.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
82.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
3 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
1985Highest
8 yrs newer than ME
1982
5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
4% above ME
26 min
7% above ME
29 minHighest
20% above ME
23 minLowest
9% below ME
Work from home
16.5%±6.8
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
20.6%±9
ME: 15.9%
12%±6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
School district Brooklin Public Schools — — Sedgwick Public Schools
High school in town None in town — — None in town
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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.