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Farmington vs Industry vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Farmington has the most renters (44.9% rent).
Industry has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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.

MeasureFarmingtonIndustryOgunquit
People
Population
8,157Highest
988Lowest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.2%
ME: +2.6%
-15.2%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
38.2±3.3Lowest
15% below ME
40.6±10.7
9% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
Kids under 18
10.6%±2.7
ME: 18.1%
24.4%±6.3Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
20.7%±3.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
22.3%±6.6
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38.1%
ME: 36.2%
34.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
20.6%±3.7Highest
ME: 5.8%
2%±2.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$54,276±$7kLowest
27% below ME
$63,056±$19k
16% below ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
Ogunquit and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$166,600±$18kLowest
44% below ME
$205,600±$31k
31% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$902±$106Lowest
21% below ME
$1,049±$137Highest
8% below ME
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Industry and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,958
36% below ME
$1,793Lowest
41% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.2%±12.1
ME: 48.4%
65.9%±38.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Industry and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
6.9%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
55.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
86%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
2 yrs older than ME
1974Lowest
3 yrs older than ME
1978Highest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
9% above ME
41 minHighest
67% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
Work from home
20%±7.6
ME: 15.9%
7.1%±4.3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #64 of 133 in ME — —
School district RSU 09 — —
High school in town Mt Blue High School — —
Students per teacherat that high school
14.2
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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.