Compare towns
Camden vs Eliot vs Freeport vs Ogunquit
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 (26.5% rent).
Eliot has the most affordable homes ($499k median).
Freeport has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Eliot | Freeport | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,242 |
7,146 |
8,802Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% 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 | 18.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest 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+ | 62.1% ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kLowest 10% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70k 76% above ME |
$498,900±$62kLowest 68% above ME |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
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| Eliot and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$4,549 50% above ME |
$5,042 66% above ME |
$4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
23 min 9% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Freeport High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
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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.