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Exeter vs Ogunquit vs Springfield
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 renters (6.9% rent).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Springfield has the most kids (18.1% under 18).
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 | Ogunquit | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093 |
1,379Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.4±7Lowest 17% 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest 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% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest 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±$12k 13% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Exeter and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.