Compare towns
Eliot vs Limestone vs Ogunquit vs Rockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Limestone | Ogunquit | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
1,579 |
1,379Lowest |
3,675 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
45.3±4.9Lowest about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Limestone 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% |
21.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 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% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,979±$16k 16% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Eliot 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 |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
— | $1,194±$667 5% above ME |
| Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549 50% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Rockport 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% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 9% below ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 133 in ME | — | — | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | — | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | — | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.