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Bucksport vs Ogunquit vs Winterport
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 affordable homes ($214k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Winterport has the youngest population (median age 38.2).
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 | Winterport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,105Highest |
1,379 |
1,057Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±9.8 20% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
38.2±19.8Lowest 15% below 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% |
14.9%±8.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Bucksport and Winterport 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% |
22.5%±9.3Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
45.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
7.3%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winterport and Ogunquit 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 |
$75,694±$70k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Winterport 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 |
$302,800±$63k about the ME average |
| 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 |
$1,865 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±54Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.8%±27.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Winterport 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±8.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±10.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 133 in ME | — | #53 of 133 in ME |
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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.