Compare towns
Brooklin vs Ogunquit vs Sebago vs Frenchboro
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 most renters (15.6% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Sebago has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Frenchboro has the shortest commute (16 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 | Brooklin | Ogunquit | Sebago | Frenchboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 869 |
1,379 |
2,073Highest |
30Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
73.5±15.7Highest 64% above ME |
| Frenchboro and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
63.3%±90.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Frenchboro and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±51.9Lowest 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±$8k 8% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$42,250±$37kLowest 43% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Sebago 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 |
$298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137Lowest 9% above ME |
— | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
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| Sebago 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
$5,250Highest 73% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Sebago 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% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.4%±20.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | — | Sebago Public Schools | Frenchboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.