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Bucksport vs Ogunquit vs Bucksport
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 youngest population (median age 42.7).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bucksport has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
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 | Bucksport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,016Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,105 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.2Lowest 5% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
53.6±9.8 20% 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 | 17.9%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Bucksport and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±10.2 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+ | 27.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,720±$21k 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,011±$4kLowest 17% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,300±$32k 15% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$214,300±$71kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$92Highest 23% below ME |
— | $855±$77Lowest 25% below ME |
| Bucksport and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,021 33% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,801Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±17 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58%±54Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±8.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 133 in ME | — | #68 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 25 | — | — |
| High school in town | Bucksport High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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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.