Compare towns
Freeport vs Ogunquit vs Waldoboro
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Waldoboro has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
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 | Waldoboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,379Lowest |
5,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
50.1±4.6 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Waldoboro 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$69,107±$8kLowest 8% below 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$274,900±$39kLowest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
— | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,861Lowest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 min 3% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 133 in ME | — | #55 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | — | Medomak Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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| 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.