Compare towns
Industry vs Knox vs Ogunquit vs New Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Industry has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Knox has the most renters (19.9% rent).
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 | Industry | Knox | Ogunquit | New Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 988 |
825Lowest |
1,379 |
1,550Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.9±8.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4% ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
$64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,889±$21k 15% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$171,200±$21k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137 8% below ME |
$1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
— | $961±$55Lowest 16% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793 41% below ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,889 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61%±38 ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.7%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | RSU 09 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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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.