Compare towns
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 renters (25.7% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Winterport has the youngest population (median age 42.3).
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 | 5,016Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,850 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.2 5% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.3±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winterport 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%±4.8Lowest 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% |
39.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
7.5%±3.7Highest 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 | $64,720±$21kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$98,333±$21k 32% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,300±$32kLowest 15% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$283,000±$43k 5% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$92 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,021Lowest 33% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,646 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±17Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.8%±25.4 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91% 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 min 15% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.4%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 133 in ME | — | #53 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 25 | — | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Bucksport High School | — | None in town |
| 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.