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Charlotte vs Ogunquit vs Meddybemps
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlotte has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Meddybemps has the most renters (12.9% 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 | Charlotte | Ogunquit | Meddybemps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 377 |
1,379Highest |
139Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.6±3.1Lowest 8% above ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±10.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
39.6%±15.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$18k 9% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $140,800±$30kLowest 53% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$295,000±$73k about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,000 34% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
87.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
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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.