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Crystal vs Ogunquit vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crystal has the most kids (16.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($106k 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 | Crystal | Ogunquit | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 247Lowest |
1,379Highest |
352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
59.8±3.4Lowest 33% above ME |
| Crystal and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±11.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Crystal and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Crystal and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$51,667±$34k 31% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,200±$60k 56% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,563±$922 37% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $943 69% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Crystal and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
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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.