Compare towns
Cushing vs Freeport vs Friendship vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Freeport has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Friendship has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Cushing | Freeport | Friendship | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,460 |
8,802Highest |
1,213Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
-0.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
55.5±6.9 24% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
37.3%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6% ME: 36.2% |
39.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.8%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$75,625±$22kLowest about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44k 38% above ME |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
$275,000±$56kLowest 7% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,370±$53Lowest 20% above ME |
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| Cushing and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 30% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,218Lowest 27% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
10%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.9%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #4 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 05 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.