Compare towns
Dresden vs Ogunquit vs Chesterville
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%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Dresden | Ogunquit | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±7.9 23% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.5% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,844±$22k about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,100±$29k 19% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$502Highest 5% above ME |
— | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Dresden and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 18% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±26 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Chesterville and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 35% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 02 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.