Compare towns
Hampden vs New Gloucester vs Ogunquit vs Orrington
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).
New Gloucester has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Orrington has the shortest commute (21 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 | Hampden | New Gloucester | Ogunquit | Orrington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
5,766 |
1,379Lowest |
3,853 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9 8% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.5±3.3 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Orrington 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 |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$94,556±$10kLowest 27% 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±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$309,000±$49k 4% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,167±$135 about the ME average |
| Hampden and Orrington 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 |
$3,417 13% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6 ME: 48.4% |
| New Gloucester and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME | — | #41 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — | Orrington Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.