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Corinna vs Ogunquit vs Newport
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Newport has the most renters (27.7% 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 | Corinna | Ogunquit | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192 |
1,379Lowest |
3,143Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9Lowest 5% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
50.3±3.2 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinna and Newport 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$60,365±$13k 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Newport 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$234,800±$30k 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Highest 18% below ME |
— | $893±$104Lowest 22% below ME |
| Corinna and Newport 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,018 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.3%±16.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newport and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 13%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.7%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #97 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | — | Nokomis 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.