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Brownville vs Ogunquit vs Lake View plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownville has the most kids (19% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Lake View plantation has the most homeowners (98%).
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 | Brownville | Ogunquit | Lake View plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 983 |
1,379Highest |
181Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46.5±4.6Lowest 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
63.8±9.8Highest 42% above ME |
| Lake View plantation and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
1.7%±16.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±28.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±8.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$15kLowest 14% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
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| Ogunquit and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $96,700±$22kLowest 67% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$351,000±$27k 18% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,057±$120 7% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,250 59% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$867Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±19.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lake View plantation and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
98%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 49% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.