Compare towns
Damariscotta vs Nobleboro vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Damariscotta has the most renters (30% rent).
Nobleboro has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Damariscotta | Nobleboro | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
1,906 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±8.6 10% above ME |
48.4±1.8Lowest 8% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Damariscotta and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% ME: 36.2% |
37.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,423±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
$100,417±$14k 34% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,500±$42k 23% above ME |
$352,600±$45kLowest 19% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$88Lowest 10% below ME |
$1,099±$231Highest 4% below ME |
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| Nobleboro and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806 25% above ME |
$3,049Lowest about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.2%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.2%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Great Salt Bay CSD | Nobleboro Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.