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Carmel vs Ellsworth vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carmel has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% rent).
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 | Carmel | Ellsworth | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,941 |
8,657Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.5 4% above ME |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Carmel and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$22k 10% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,800±$37k 13% below ME |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
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| Carmel and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,662Lowest 12% below ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±38.1 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Ellsworth Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ellsworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.