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Dover-Foxcroft vs Ogunquit vs Dover-Foxcroft vs Richmond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dover-Foxcroft has the most renters (42.1% rent).
Richmond has the most kids (23% under 18).
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 | Dover-Foxcroft | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,506Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,745 |
3,566 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38±4.1 15% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37±5.7 17% below ME |
36.9±3.8Lowest 18% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
23%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±5.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.6% ME: 36.2% |
35.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Richmond and Dover-Foxcroft 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$56,250±$15kLowest 25% below ME |
$65,854±$10k 12% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Richmond 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$158,800±$14kLowest 46% below ME |
$242,700±$27k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$97Lowest 23% below ME |
— | $909±$73 20% below ME |
$1,077±$166Highest 5% below ME |
| Richmond 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 |
$1,864Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,143 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.6%±16.3 ME: 48.4% |
47%±23.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Richmond and Dover-Foxcroft 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
57.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
69.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 15 min 40% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
14 minLowest 43% below ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 133 in ME | — | #89 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 68/MSAD 68 | — | — | Richmond Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | Richmond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.3 |
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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.