Compare towns
Cumberland vs Ogunquit vs Belgrade vs Bar Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Belgrade has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Bar Harbor has the most renters (25.5% 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 | Cumberland | Ogunquit | Belgrade | Bar Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,647Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,351 |
5,244 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
68.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bar Harbor and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
| Cumberland and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42k 108% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
— | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,106±$351 about the ME average |
| Cumberland and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
$4,279 41% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Cumberland and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.8% ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #25 of 133 in ME | — | #71 of 133 in ME | #2 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | — | RSU 18 | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD |
| High school in town | Greely High School | — | None in town | Mt Desert Island High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
— | — | 8.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.