Compare towns
Cornish vs Leeds vs Ogunquit vs Sebago
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 (17.9% rent).
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Sebago has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Leeds | Ogunquit | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,285Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$85,208±$14k 14% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$257,800±$27kLowest 13% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$940±$461Lowest 17% below ME |
— | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,565 16% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
27.1%±11.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.