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Durham vs Lewiston vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most homeowners (95.4%).
Lewiston has the most renters (48.8% rent).
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.
| Measure | Durham | Lewiston | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,262 |
38,324Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lewiston and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5k 33% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34k 9% above ME |
$235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $986±$44 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781 25% above ME |
$2,899Lowest 5% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9 ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 133 in ME | #132 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lewiston High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.