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Freeport vs Limestone vs Ogunquit vs Pownal
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Pownal has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Freeport | Limestone | Ogunquit | Pownal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,579 |
1,379Lowest |
1,696 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
45.3±4.9Lowest about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.2±8.4 5% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Pownal and Limestone 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% |
21.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
49% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Freeport 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 |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$104,333±$14k 40% 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 |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$436,800±$32k 47% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
— | $981±$636 14% below ME |
| Freeport and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042 66% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,212Highest 72% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pownal and Freeport 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% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
23.9%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 133 in ME | — | — | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | — | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.