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Brownfield vs Buckfield vs Limerick vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Buckfield has the most affordable homes ($228k 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 | Brownfield | Buckfield | Limerick | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,830 |
2,403 |
3,400Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
25.7%±7.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$77,917±$41k 4% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
$227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554 42% above ME |
$521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
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| Limerick and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976 about the ME average |
$2,860 6% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
38 min 53% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 10 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.2 |
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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.