Compare towns
Dexter vs Ogunquit vs Embden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dexter has the most renters (33.7% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Embden has the most homeowners (96.3%).
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 | Dexter | Ogunquit | Embden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,822Highest |
1,379 |
995Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51±6.8Lowest 14% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
60.6±5.1 35% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Dexter and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
34.6%±9.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,845±$18kLowest 31% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$56,875±$23k 24% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,600±$52kLowest 42% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$173,400±$59k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$119 26% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,186 28% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | MSAD 46 | — | — |
| High school in town | Dexter Regional High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.