Compare towns
Brownfield vs Chesterville vs Ogunquit vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Hiram has the most renters (16.2% rent).
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 | Chesterville | Ogunquit | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,830Highest |
1,397 |
1,379Lowest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Brownfield 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% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Hiram 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 |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,813±$10k 16% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Hiram 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 |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$256,600±$42k 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
— | $1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Brownfield and Chesterville 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 |
$2,194 28% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,106Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — | — | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.