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Eagle Lake vs Ogunquit vs Wallagrass
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering Eagle LakeWinterville plantation
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eagle Lake has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Wallagrass has the most kids (16.9% 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 | Eagle Lake | Ogunquit | Wallagrass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 570 |
1,379Highest |
514Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±4.7 36% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
55.6±8.2Lowest 24% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wallagrass and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
39.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,208±$6k 19% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$48,833±$5kLowest 35% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,200±$22k 25% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$194,900±$35kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$183Lowest 55% below ME |
— | $932±$95Highest 18% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,861 39% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,470Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±33.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±61.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Eagle Lake and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±14.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.