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Hampden vs Ogunquit vs Bangor vs Topsham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Hampden | Ogunquit | Bangor | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,161 |
1,379Lowest |
31,938Highest |
9,706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±6.3 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
44.7±4 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,228±$22k 50% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$91,028±$10k 22% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,900±$33k 4% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$375 about the ME average |
— | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,355±$642Highest 19% above ME |
| Topsham and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,863 27% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
$4,259 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.2%±18 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | — | #37 of 133 in ME | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | — | — | Bangor High School | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.3Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.