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Cranberry Isles vs Ogunquit vs Northeast Harbor
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 highest household income ($114k).
Northeast Harbor has the shortest commute (11 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 | Northeast Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 196Lowest |
1,379Highest |
419 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
— |
| Median age | 48±11.9Lowest 7% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
58±4.5 29% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor 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% |
2.6%±8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
63.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.8%±14Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Northeast Harbor 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 |
$92,415±$51k 24% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor 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 |
$729,700±$178k 146% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$413Lowest 12% below ME |
— | $1,356±$59Highest 19% above ME |
| Northeast Harbor 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,889Lowest 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
23.2%±41.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles and Northeast Harbor 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
63.9%Lowest 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 |
11 minLowest 57% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
39.7%±25.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cranberry Isles Public Schools | — | — |
| High school 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.