Compare towns
Dayton vs Ogunquit vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dayton has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% 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 | Dayton | Ogunquit | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,313Highest |
1,379 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.1±5.5 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dayton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$24k 52% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,200±$34kLowest 34% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,215±$867Highest 7% above ME |
— | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Dayton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,872 28% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Dayton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Dayton Public Schools | — | — |
| High school 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.