Compare towns
Camden vs Mount Desert vs Ogunquit vs Rockport
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).
Mount Desert has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
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 | Mount Desert | Ogunquit | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,242Highest |
1,671 |
1,379Lowest |
3,675 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.7±3.7Lowest 9% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert 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% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest 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%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3Lowest 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% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport 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 |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,979±$16k 16% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert 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 |
$522,100±$66k 76% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$469,000±$50kLowest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354 11% above ME |
$1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
— | $1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Camden 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 |
$3,512Lowest 16% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,764 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
18 min 27% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 133 in ME | — | — | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Mount Desert Public Schools | — | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 12.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.