Compare towns
Bucksport vs Ogunquit vs Prospect
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 (25.7% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,016Highest |
1,379 |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.2Lowest 5% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest 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+ | 26.6%±7.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest 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±$21kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above 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 | $252,300±$32k 15% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$92Lowest 23% below ME |
— | $1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,021 33% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±17Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Prospect 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #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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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.