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Cornish vs Ogunquit vs Stetson
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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Stetson has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Ogunquit | Stetson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,379Highest |
1,151 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.2±5.1 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$76,023±$28k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$205,700±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
— | $800±$377Lowest 30% below ME |
| Cornish and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,962 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
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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.