Compare towns
Carmel vs Ogunquit vs Windsor vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k median).
York has the most renters (18.5% rent).
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 | Ogunquit | Windsor | York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,941 |
1,379Lowest |
2,690 |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.5 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and York 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 |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Ogunquit 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$187 12% above ME |
— | $1,265±$400Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
| York and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,662 12% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±38.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 133 in ME | — | #44 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | RSU 12 | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.