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Chapman vs Ogunquit vs Surry

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Surry has the most renters (11.4% 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.

MeasureChapmanOgunquitSurry
People
Population
388Lowest
1,379
1,836Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
+11.3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Lowest
about the ME average
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
52.4±5.6
17% above ME
Ogunquit and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
16.6%±3.7
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
30.9%±3.8
ME: 22.4%
Ogunquit and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
38.1%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8
ME: 5.8%
2%±1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17k
25% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$74,508±$12kLowest
about the ME average
Ogunquit and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
37% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$296,300±$36k
about the ME average
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$969±$129
15% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$1,903
37% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
65.8%±59.5Highest
ME: 48.4%
Surry and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%
ME: 74.3%
88.6%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
5 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
1987Highest
10 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
26 min
7% above ME
31 minHighest
26% above ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
11.4%±5
ME: 15.9%
Schools
School district — — Surry Public Schools
High school in town — — None in town
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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.