Compare towns
Greene vs Ogunquit vs Windham vs Turner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Windham has the most renters (15.4% rent).
Turner has the shortest commute (25 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 | Greene | Ogunquit | Windham | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,417 |
1,379Lowest |
19,188Highest |
5,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kLowest 31% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$100,036±$28k 34% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
— | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| Windham and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #69 of 133 in ME | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | RSU 14 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windham High School | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.