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Dover-Foxcroft vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dover-Foxcroft has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
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.

MeasureDover-FoxcroftOgunquit
People
Population
2,745Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
37±5.7Lowest
17% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
Kids under 18
19.6%±4.1Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
21.3%±5.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Dover-Foxcroft and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$56,250±$15kLowest
25% below ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
Ogunquit and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$158,800±$14kLowest
46% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$909±$73
20% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,864Lowest
39% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.6%±16.3Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Dover-Foxcroft and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
18.5%Highest
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959Lowest
18 yrs older than ME
1978Highest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
14 minLowest
43% below ME
26 minHighest
7% above ME
Work from home
7.5%±6.4Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #89 of 133 in ME —
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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.