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Gardiner vs Levant vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gardiner has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Gardiner | Levant | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,088Highest |
3,069 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.6 6% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,782±$10kLowest 4% below ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,600±$19kLowest 25% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$191Lowest about the ME average |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
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| Levant and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,742 10% below ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±13.7 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | Gardiner Area High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.