Compare towns
Exeter vs Levant vs Lisbon vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Lisbon has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
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 | Exeter | Levant | Lisbon | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
3,069 |
3,612Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
— | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
37.4±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
27.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$86,221±$14k 15% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$237,200±$50k 20% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$805±$259Lowest 29% below ME |
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| Levant and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$3,229 6% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
59.6%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
77.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
33.9%±24.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #124 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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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.