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Buxton vs Little Falls vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buxton has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
Little Falls has the most renters (32.9% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Buxton | Little Falls | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,512Highest |
718Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+21.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9Lowest about the ME average |
46.3±21.2 3% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Little Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±16.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buxton and Little Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% ME: 36.2% |
22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21kLowest 34% above ME |
$127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
| Little Falls and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,800±$21kLowest 20% above ME |
$375,800±$96k 27% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266Lowest 42% above ME |
$2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,041 33% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.3%±31.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Buxton and Little Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3% ME: 10.7% |
0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3% ME: 74.3% |
67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
27 min 8% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #104 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.