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Cranberry Isles vs Mount Desert vs Ogunquit vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cranberry Isles has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Hanover has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
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 | Cranberry Isles | Mount Desert | Ogunquit | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 196Lowest |
1,671Highest |
1,379 |
276 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48±11.9Lowest 7% above ME |
54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
53.3±10.3 19% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±9.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Cranberry Isles and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±12.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.7% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cranberry Isles and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$37k 13% below ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $439,100±$51k 48% above ME |
$522,100±$66k 76% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$334,500±$36kLowest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$413Lowest 12% below ME |
$1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
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| Mount Desert and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273 8% above ME |
$3,512 16% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,492Lowest 18% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 17% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
25%±19.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Cranberry Isles Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.