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Dover-Foxcroft vs Gardiner vs Ogunquit vs Livermore Falls
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 shortest commute (15 min average).
Gardiner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1944).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Livermore Falls has the most affordable homes ($148k median).
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 | Dover-Foxcroft | Gardiner | Ogunquit | Livermore Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,506 |
6,088Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38±4.1 15% below ME |
42±3.6 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
36.7±11.8Lowest 18% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±8.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Livermore Falls and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2% ME: 36.2% |
29.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,344±$6k 15% below ME |
$71,782±$10k 4% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$45,843±$6kLowest 39% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,600±$12k 45% below ME |
$221,600±$19k 25% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$147,500±$34kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$97 23% below ME |
$1,113±$191Highest about the ME average |
— | $856±$126Lowest 25% below ME |
| Gardiner and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,916 37% below ME |
$2,742 10% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,399Lowest 54% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
44.6%±13.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.7%±16Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Livermore Falls and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.1% ME: 10.7% |
10.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
29%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67% ME: 74.3% |
68.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1972 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 133 in ME | #36 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 68/MSAD 68 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gardiner Area High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.