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Cornish vs Dresden vs Ogunquit vs Hodgdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Hodgdon has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
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 | Cornish | Dresden | Ogunquit | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,645Highest |
1,379 |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
55.1±7.9 23% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
17%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
30.5% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$74,844±$22k about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $240,100±$29k 19% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,194±$502Highest 5% above ME |
— | $695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Dresden and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,500 18% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 02 | — | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 13.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.