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Freeport vs Ogunquit vs Hampton Beach vs Bar Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Hampton Beach has the most renters (37.1% rent).
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Hampton Beach | Bar Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,605 |
5,244 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Lowest 25% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4 55% above U.S. |
49.2±5.9 26% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
11.9%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.1%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.8%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19k 33% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$82,557±$17k about the U.S. average |
$77,180±$26kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| 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±$76kLowest 53% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$508,900±$76k 53% above U.S. |
$538,400±$94k 62% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,375±$130 about the U.S. average |
$1,106±$351Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Freeport and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042 62% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$6,115Highest 96% above U.S. |
$4,279Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.6%±17.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 133 in ME | — | — | #2 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | — | — | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | — | — | Mt Desert Island High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | — | 8.2Lowest |
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U.S. 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.