What stands out worked out from the figures below

Frenchboro has the shortest commute (16 min average).

Ogunquit has the most kids (5.7% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Frenchboro	Ogunquit
People
Population	30Lowest	1,379Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+76.8% ME: +2.6%
Median age	73.5±15.7Highest 64% above ME	62.8±4.8Lowest 40% above ME
	Frenchboro and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	0%±100Lowest ME: 18.1%	5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 18.1%
	Ogunquit and Frenchboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	63.3%±90.8Highest ME: 22.4%	43.6%±10.1Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Frenchboro and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%	63.5%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±51.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8%
	Ogunquit and Frenchboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$42,250±$37kLowest 43% below ME	$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME
	Ogunquit and Frenchboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$875,700±$79k 195% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,250Highest 73% above ME	$4,473Lowest 47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±61.1 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	6.7%Highest ME: 10.7%	3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest ME: 74.3%	94.3%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME	1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	16 minLowest 35% below ME	26 minHighest 7% above ME
Work from home	15.4%±20.5Lowest ME: 15.9%	43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9%
	Ogunquit and Frenchboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Frenchboro Public Schools	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in History	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.