Compare towns
Eliot vs Hampden vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
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 | Eliot | Hampden | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146 |
7,896Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kLowest 36% above ME |
$111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
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| Eliot and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,694Lowest 22% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.