Compare towns
Deer Isle vs Ogunquit vs South Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deer Isle has the most kids (14.7% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
South Windham has the youngest population (median age 36.5).
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 | Deer Isle | Ogunquit | South Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,470Highest |
1,379 |
1,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±5.6 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,284±$15kLowest 17% below ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
| South Windham and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $308,300±$42kLowest 4% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$314,300±$81k 6% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
— | $1,824±$2kLowest 60% above ME |
| Deer Isle and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,890Lowest 38% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,941 3% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.4%±17.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Deer Isle and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 17% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±9.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD | — | — |
| High school in town | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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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.