Compare towns
Bucksport vs Ogunquit vs Prospect vs Newport
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 renters (31.2% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Newport has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Prospect | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,105 |
1,379 |
923Lowest |
3,143Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±9.8 20% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
50.3±3.2 12% 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%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Bucksport 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% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±6.4 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% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $62,011±$4k 17% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$60,365±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,300±$71k 28% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
$234,800±$30k 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $855±$77Lowest 25% below ME |
— | $1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$893±$104 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,801Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$3,018 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±54Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
44.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Newport 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.7%±8.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.7%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 133 in ME | — | — | #97 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | — | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | Nokomis Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 13.3 |
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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.