Compare towns
Bucksport vs Ogunquit vs Albion
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bucksport has the most kids (15.9% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Albion has the youngest population (median age 52.9).
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 | Bucksport | Ogunquit | Albion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,105Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,204 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±9.8 20% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.9±7.5Lowest 18% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Bucksport and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.5%±10.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,011±$4kLowest 17% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,361±$23k 17% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,300±$71kLowest 28% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$230,900±$31k 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $855±$77 25% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,801Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,987 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±54Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 36% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±8.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.7%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| 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.