Compare towns
Farmington vs Ogunquit vs Chesterville
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Farmington | Ogunquit | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,157Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±3.3 15% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,276±$7kLowest 27% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Chesterville 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $902±$106Lowest 21% below ME |
— | $1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,958Lowest 36% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±12.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Farmington and Chesterville 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest 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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| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.