Compare towns
Deer Isle vs Ogunquit vs Wells vs Brooklin
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Wells has the most kids (18% under 18).
Brooklin has the youngest population (median age 49.2).
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 | Wells | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,470 |
1,379 |
11,713Highest |
869Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+18% ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±5.6 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
49.2±3.7Lowest 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Wells and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Wells 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±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Wells 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 |
$485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
$339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
— | $1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,236±$137Lowest 9% above ME |
| Deer Isle and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,890 38% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.4%±17.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and Brooklin 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% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.4%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 |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 17% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Deer Isle 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 | — | — | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Brooklin Public Schools |
| High school in town | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch | — | Wells High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.