Compare towns
Freeport vs Hallowell vs Ogunquit vs Bar Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Hallowell has the most affordable homes ($295k median).
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.
| Measure | Freeport | Hallowell | Ogunquit | Bar Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
2,592 |
1,379Lowest |
5,244 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
50.3±7.9 12% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hallowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Hallowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
33.2%±7.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Hallowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% ME: 36.2% |
52.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
6.4%±6.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bar Harbor and Hallowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$68,398±$10kLowest 8% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,180±$26k 3% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
$295,300±$45kLowest about the ME average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$890±$175Lowest 22% below ME |
— | $1,106±$351 about the ME average |
| Freeport and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,867Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,279 41% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±17.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% ME: 74.3% |
58.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
14 minLowest 43% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 min 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±8.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 133 in ME | — | — | #2 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 02 | — | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | None in town | — | Mt Desert Island High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | — | 8.2Lowest |
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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.