Compare towns
Calais vs Exeter vs Ogunquit vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Pittsfield has the most kids (22.5% 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 | Calais | Exeter | Ogunquit | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,097 |
1,093Lowest |
1,379 |
3,930Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40±6.5Lowest 11% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittsfield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittsfield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,096±$10k 14% below ME |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$57,381±$12kLowest 23% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$164,100±$17k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
— | $825±$260Lowest 28% below ME |
| Calais and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,684 45% below ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,965 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 35% below ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #48 of 133 in ME | — | — | #125 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Calais Public Schools | — | — | RSU 53/MSAD 53 |
| High school in town | Calais Middle/High School | — | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.