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Gardiner vs Oakland vs Ogunquit vs Dover-Foxcroft
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1944).
Oakland has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dover-Foxcroft has the shortest commute (15 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 | Gardiner | Oakland | Ogunquit | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,088 |
6,309Highest |
1,379Lowest |
4,506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.6 6% below ME |
40.2±6.9 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
38±4.1Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Dover-Foxcroft 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% |
18.2%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% ME: 36.2% |
24.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Oakland and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,782±$10k 4% below ME |
$77,813±$16k 4% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,344±$6kLowest 15% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,600±$19k 25% below ME |
$236,000±$23k 20% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$162,600±$12kLowest 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$191Highest about the ME average |
$939±$74 18% below ME |
— | $880±$97Lowest 23% below ME |
| Gardiner and Oakland 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 |
$2,439 20% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,916Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±13.7 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2% ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
27 min 8% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 133 in ME | #23 of 133 in ME | — | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 18 | — | RSU 68/MSAD 68 |
| High school in town | Gardiner Area High School | Messalonskee High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Lowest |
14.2Highest |
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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.