Compare towns
Hampden vs Eliot vs Ogunquit vs Winthrop
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 (25.8% under 18).
Eliot has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Winthrop has the most affordable homes ($295k median).
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 | Eliot | Ogunquit | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
7,146 |
1,379Lowest |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9% ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,470±$4kLowest 16% 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 | $301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317 13% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
— | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Eliot and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694 22% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | — | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town | — | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | — | 11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.