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Eagle Lake vs Ogunquit vs Winterville plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eagle Lake has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Winterville plantation has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Winterville plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 570 |
1,379Highest |
248Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 60.8±4.7 36% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.7±18.7Lowest about the ME average |
| 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% |
24.2%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winterville plantation and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±7.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.6%±10.7Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.8%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Eagle Lake 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 |
$47,500±$35kLowest 36% 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 |
$204,100±$28kLowest 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$183 55% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,861 39% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,443Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±33.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Eagle Lake and Ogunquit 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% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 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%±14.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
32%±10.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Winterville plantation 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.