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Cumberland Center vs Dedham vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland Center has the highest household income ($170k).
Dedham has the most affordable homes ($356k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Cumberland Center | Dedham | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,790Highest |
1,656 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% ME: +2.6% |
-2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±7.8Lowest 15% below ME |
46.5±2.2 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 30.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland Center and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
49.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cumberland Center and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $170,125±$33kHighest 128% above ME |
$111,442±$18kLowest 49% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
| Cumberland Center and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $539,500±$74k 82% above ME |
$356,400±$33kLowest 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,422±$607 25% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,535Highest 115% above ME |
$3,942Lowest 30% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dedham and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 99.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
95.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 33.6%±13.7 ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Dedham Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.