Compare towns

Brownfield vs Naples vs Ogunquit vs Sebago

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).
Naples has the most renters (12.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Sebago has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).

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.

MeasureBrownfieldNaplesOgunquitSebago
People
Population
1,830
3,985Highest
1,379Lowest
2,073
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%
ME: +2.6%
+1.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
+11.2%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
39.9±6.8Lowest
11% below ME
49.8±6.8
11% above ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
40.7±3.9
9% below ME
Kids under 18
26.7%±5.7Highest
ME: 18.1%
15.6%±4
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
19.8%±4.3
ME: 18.1%
Brownfield and Sebago 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%
23.3%±5.4
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
17.4%±2.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.3%
ME: 36.2%
37.9%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
23.7%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±1.9
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±1.9
ME: 5.8%
Ogunquit and Naples 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
$78,188±$13k
5% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$78,438±$15k
5% above 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
$287,500±$36kLowest
3% below ME
$340,100±$48k
15% above ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$298,000±$46k
about the ME average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,617±$554
42% above ME
$1,941±$625Highest
70% above ME
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$1,533±$292Lowest
35% above ME
Naples 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
$2,784
8% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$2,543Lowest
16% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.8%±43.7Highest
ME: 48.4%
59.9%±40.1
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
53.3%±30.3
ME: 48.4%
Brownfield and Naples 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%
9.5%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
13.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.7%
ME: 74.3%
87.5%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
88.9%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987
10 yrs newer than ME
1988Highest
11 yrs newer than ME
1978
1 yr newer than ME
1975Lowest
2 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
44 minHighest
80% above ME
38 min
56% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
37 min
52% above ME
Work from home
9.5%±4.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
26.7%±11.8
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
17.7%±5.8
ME: 15.9%
Ogunquit and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #118 of 133 in ME — —
School district RSU 72/MSAD 72 RSU 61/MSAD 61 — Sebago Public Schools
High school in town None in town Lake Region High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.7
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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.