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Corinna vs Dexter vs Ogunquit

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinna has the most kids (21% under 18).
Dexter has the most renters (33.7% 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.

MeasureCorinnaDexterOgunquit
People
Population
2,192
3,822Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1%
ME: +2.6%
-2.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.6±4.9Lowest
5% below ME
51±6.8
14% above ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
Kids under 18
21%±5Highest
ME: 18.1%
16.2%±4.3
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Corinna and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19%±3.3Lowest
ME: 22.4%
19.7%±4.4
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
16.9%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.2%±2.6
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
Ogunquit and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$56,547±$12k
24% below ME
$51,845±$18kLowest
31% below ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
Ogunquit and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$163,200±$25kLowest
45% below ME
$170,600±$52k
42% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$938±$599Highest
18% below ME
$838±$119Lowest
26% below ME
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Corinna and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,565Lowest
48% below ME
$2,186
28% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.4%±27
ME: 48.4%
65.2%±20.6Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Dexter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
17.7%
ME: 10.7%
23.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.6%
ME: 74.3%
66.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
8 yrs newer than ME
1976Lowest
1 yr older than ME
1978
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
29% above ME
23 minLowest
7% below ME
26 min
7% above ME
Work from home
13%±6
ME: 15.9%
12.1%±8Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #113 of 133 in ME —
School district — MSAD 46 —
High school in town — Dexter Regional High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.3
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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.