Compare towns
Gardiner vs Ogunquit vs Otis
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 renters (31.8% rent).
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 | Ogunquit | Otis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,088Highest |
1,379 |
705Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.6Lowest 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
54.7±3.1 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±1.7Lowest 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$101,250±$27k 35% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Otis 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$282,500±$23k 5% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$191Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,563±$734Highest 37% above ME |
| Otis 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,263Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±13.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Gardiner and Otis 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
42 minHighest 69% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — | Otis Public Schools |
| 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.