Compare towns
Caribou vs Freeport vs Ogunquit vs Limestone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caribou has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
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 | Caribou | Freeport | Ogunquit | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,382 |
8,802Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.3±1.7 15% above ME |
48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.3±4.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8% ME: 36.2% |
59.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $53,709±$9k 28% below ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below 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 | $134,100±$31k 55% below ME |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $757±$143 34% below ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
— | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,680 45% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 17 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 39 | RSU 05 | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | Caribou High School | Freeport High School | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
12.2 |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.