Compare towns
Camden vs Ogunquit vs Rockport vs Bar Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most renters (30.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Camden | Ogunquit | Rockport | Bar Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,682 |
1,379Lowest |
3,675 |
5,244Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±10.1 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.7±3.7Lowest 9% above ME |
49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±7.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58% ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,788±$11k 5% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,979±$16k 16% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,800±$78k 68% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$469,000±$50kLowest 58% above ME |
$538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$924 about the ME average |
— | $1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
$1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average |
| Rockport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804Highest 91% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,764 90% above ME |
$4,279Lowest 41% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.8%±18.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
74.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
20 min 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.7%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 133 in ME | — | #8 of 133 in ME | #2 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD |
| High school in town | — | — | Camden Hills Regional H S | Mt Desert Island High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6Highest |
8.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.