Compare towns
Greenwood vs Norway vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greenwood has the youngest population (median age 45.5).
Norway has the most kids (17.5% 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 | Greenwood | Norway | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
5,228Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±6.5Lowest about the ME average |
49.5±4.9 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Norway and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Norway and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,146±$37k about the ME average |
$54,342±$17kLowest 27% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,700±$44k 23% below ME |
$215,800±$29kLowest 27% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,263±$222Highest 11% above ME |
$770±$66Lowest 32% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,212 27% below ME |
$2,057Lowest 32% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±100 ME: 48.4% |
48.7%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Norway and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
70.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 49% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #79 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 | — |
| High school in town | — | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.