Compare towns
Camden vs Ogunquit vs Bar Harbor vs North Haven
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).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Bar Harbor has the youngest population (median age 49.2).
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 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 | Bar Harbor | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,242 |
1,379 |
5,244Highest |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.2±5.9Lowest 10% above ME |
49.6±6.6 11% 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Haven 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.5%±2.2 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% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
55.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15k 10% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
$87,500±$22k 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and North Haven 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
$440,200±$46kLowest 48% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Highest 11% above ME |
— | $1,106±$351 about the ME average |
$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
| Camden and Bar Harbor 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,279 41% above ME |
$3,824Lowest 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Haven and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.5% ME: 74.3% |
82% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 min 20% below ME |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 133 in ME | — | #2 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | — | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Mt Desert Island High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.2 |
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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.