Compare towns
Eliot vs Ogunquit vs Boothbay Harbor
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 kids (16.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Boothbay Harbor has the shortest commute (14 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 | Ogunquit | Boothbay Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,096 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
63.8±4.7Highest 42% above ME |
| Boothbay Harbor and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Boothbay Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
47%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Ogunquit 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% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Boothbay Harbor 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,800±$13kLowest 16% below 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$400,600±$49kLowest 35% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
— | $1,058±$123Lowest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,808Lowest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
79.3%±17.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Eliot 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
14 minLowest 42% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±6.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — | Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Boothbay Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.4 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.