Compare towns
Freeport vs Hodgdon vs Ogunquit
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 renters (22.4% rent).
Hodgdon has the most affordable homes ($159k 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 | Hodgdon | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,428 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
42.2±6.2Lowest 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Freeport 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% |
20.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Ogunquit 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 |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% 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 |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Hodgdon 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% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 70/MSAD 70 | — |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Hodgdon Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
13.8Highest |
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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.