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Corinth vs New Gloucester vs Ogunquit vs Exeter

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
New Gloucester has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
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.

MeasureCorinthNew GloucesterOgunquitExeter
People
Population
2,990
5,766Highest
1,379
1,093Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.8%
ME: +2.6%
+2.4%
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-11.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.7±6
5% below ME
40.1±5.5Lowest
10% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
52.6±7.7
17% above ME
Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23%±4.9
ME: 18.1%
24.2%±5.8Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
9%±3.1
ME: 18.1%
New Gloucester and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.3%±3.9
ME: 22.4%
15.4%±4.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
23.9%±11.4
ME: 22.4%
Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.2%
ME: 36.2%
30.7%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
15%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.3%±2.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
3.4%±2.1
ME: 5.8%
Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,229±$5kLowest
14% below ME
$108,797±$12k
46% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$84,408±$12k
13% above ME
Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$135,800±$31kLowest
54% below ME
$357,100±$29k
20% above ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$166,700±$39k
44% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$883±$157Lowest
22% below ME
$1,150±$249Highest
about the ME average
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$995±$386
13% below ME
New Gloucester and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,381Lowest
55% below ME
$3,417
13% above ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$1,602
47% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.4%±11.6
ME: 48.4%
24.7%±12
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
33.3%±73.8Highest
ME: 48.4%
Exeter and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
4.3%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
8.1%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
82.9%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
93.1%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986
9 yrs newer than ME
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
21% above ME
27 min
9% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
35 minHighest
43% above ME
Work from home
15.6%±5.8
ME: 15.9%
14.2%±6.5
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
10.3%±5.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #102 of 133 in ME #65 of 133 in ME — —
School district RSU 64/MSAD 64 RSU 15/MSAD 15 — —
High school in town Central High School None in town — —
Students per teacherat that high school
14.3
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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.