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Cranberry Isles vs Ogunquit vs Southwest 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 most people working from home (43.3%).
Southwest Harbor has the most renters (44.3% rent).
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 | Southwest Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 196Lowest |
1,379 |
1,553Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±11.9Lowest 7% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.9±9.3 9% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Southwest 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%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.5%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Cranberry Isles and Southwest Harbor 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±2.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cranberry Isles and Ogunquit 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$59,205±$21kLowest 21% below ME |
| 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±$51k 48% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$428,500±$35kLowest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$413Highest 12% below ME |
— | $959±$50Lowest 16% below ME |
| Cranberry Isles and Southwest Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273Lowest 8% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,479 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.4%±18.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles and Southwest 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% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
55.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 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 |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
16 minLowest 36% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cranberry Isles Public Schools | — | Southwest Harbor 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 |
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.