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Caswell vs Ogunquit vs Chester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caswell has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k 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 | Caswell | Ogunquit | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 243Lowest |
1,379Highest |
598 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.7±22.1Lowest 25% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44±10 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Caswell and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 8.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $43,173±$15kLowest 42% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$64,500±$8k 14% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,000±$30kLowest 71% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$172,500±$59k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $836±$272Highest 27% below ME |
— | $833±$51Lowest 27% below ME |
| Caswell and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,378 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.2%±46.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±37.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Chester and Caswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 31.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 32% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.5%±8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caswell Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.