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Cumberland vs Ogunquit vs Cape Elizabeth
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%).
Cape Elizabeth has the shortest commute (21 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 | Cumberland | Ogunquit | Cape Elizabeth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,647 |
1,379Lowest |
9,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.4±3.3 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cape Elizabeth and Cumberland 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% |
25.7%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
74.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Cumberland 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±$56kLowest 53% above ME |
$145,821±$8k 95% above ME |
| Cumberland and Cape Elizabeth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kLowest 108% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$731,600±$53k 147% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Lowest 88% above ME |
— | $2,185±$275Highest 92% above ME |
| Cape Elizabeth and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116 134% above ME |
$4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
$7,637Highest 152% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.2%±19.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cumberland and Cape Elizabeth 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% |
5.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
31.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Cape Elizabeth 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 | — | #1 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | — | Cape Elizabeth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Greely High School | — | Cape Elizabeth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 10.5Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.