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Corinna vs Ogunquit vs St. Albans vs Dexter

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 youngest population (median age 42.6).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dexter has the most renters (49.7% rent).

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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.

MeasureCorinnaOgunquitSt. AlbansDexter
People
Population
2,192Highest
1,379Lowest
1,831
1,852
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1%
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
+2%
ME: +2.6%
-3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.6±4.9Lowest
5% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
54.3±7
21% above ME
51.2±7.8
14% above ME
Ogunquit and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21%±5Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
18.8%±5.5
ME: 18.1%
18.6%±6.6
ME: 18.1%
Corinna and St. Albans 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%
26.1%±4
ME: 22.4%
20.4%±4
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
21.8%
ME: 36.2%
25.1%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±1.3
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
1.6%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.8%±2.9
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
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$65,600±$23k
12% below ME
$53,654±$25kLowest
28% below ME
Ogunquit and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$163,200±$25k
45% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$194,000±$28k
35% below ME
$138,200±$50kLowest
53% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$938±$599
18% below ME
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$1,056±$662Highest
7% below ME
$827±$117Lowest
27% below ME
St. Albans and Corinna 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
$1,915
37% below ME
$1,962
35% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.4%±27
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
85.5%±99.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
59.4%±23.7
ME: 48.4%
St. Albans and Dexter 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%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
23.2%Highest
ME: 10.7%
17.7%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.6%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
85.2%
ME: 74.3%
50.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985
8 yrs newer than ME
1978
1 yr newer than ME
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
1966Lowest
11 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
29% above ME
26 min
7% above ME
33 minHighest
34% above ME
22 minLowest
12% below ME
Work from home
13%±6
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
10.3%±5.6
ME: 15.9%
5.7%±5.4Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — — #113 of 133 in ME
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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.