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Ellsworth vs Old Orchard Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ellsworth has the most kids (18.4% under 18).
Old Orchard Beach has the most people working from home (15%).
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 | Ellsworth | Old Orchard Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,657Lowest |
9,244Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Orchard Beach and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,375±$18kHighest 4% above ME |
$60,050±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$366,600±$38kHighest 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,246±$182Highest 9% above ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,262Lowest 7% above ME |
$3,426Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.7%±15Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 133 in ME | #67 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 23 |
| High school in town | Ellsworth High School | Old Orchard Beach High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
7.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.