Compare towns
Industry vs Mapleton vs Ogunquit
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).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% 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 | Mapleton | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137Highest 8% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793 41% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.