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Dover-Foxcroft vs Ogunquit vs Bowerbank vs Gardiner
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).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Bowerbank has the most homeowners (94.4%).
Gardiner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1944).
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 | Ogunquit | Bowerbank | Gardiner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,506 |
1,379 |
211Lowest |
6,088Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38±4.1Lowest 15% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
58.3±17.3 30% above ME |
42±3.6 6% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Gardiner 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.8% ME: 36.2% |
29.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.8 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±$6kLowest 15% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$93,125±$30k 25% above ME |
$71,782±$10k 4% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,600±$12kLowest 45% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$199,500±$125k 33% below ME |
$221,600±$19k 25% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$97Lowest 23% below ME |
— | — | $1,113±$191Highest about the ME average |
| 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
$2,742 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.6%±13.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.8% ME: 10.7% |
10.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2 ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Bowerbank 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 | #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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.