Compare towns
Fryeburg vs Ogunquit vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fryeburg has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% 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.
| Measure | Fryeburg | Ogunquit | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,489Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.3±3.4 19% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Fryeburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,076±$15kLowest 25% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$30kLowest 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$85Lowest 22% below ME |
— | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,928Lowest 4% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Fryeburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #103 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.