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Cranberry Isles vs Ogunquit vs Monhegan plantation
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).
Ogunquit has the oldest population (median age 62.8).
Monhegan plantation has the shortest commute (9 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Monhegan plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 196 |
1,379Highest |
120Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48±11.9 7% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44±8.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Cranberry Isles 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% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
4.2%±26.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.7%±19.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
60.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±19Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Monhegan plantation and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
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| Ogunquit and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $439,100±$51kLowest 48% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$701,900±$210k 137% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Monhegan plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$413Highest 12% below ME |
— | $958±$56Lowest 16% below ME |
| Cranberry Isles and Monhegan plantation 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,875Lowest 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
1.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 17% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
9 minLowest 63% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4 ME: 15.9% |
44.3%±25.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Monhegan plantation and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cranberry Isles Public Schools | — | Monhegan Plt School Dept |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.