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Islesboro vs North Windham vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Islesboro has the shortest commute (8 min average).
North Windham has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
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 | Islesboro | North Windham | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 636Lowest |
5,417Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57±8.4 27% above ME |
42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Islesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Windham and Islesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 40.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Islesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8% ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,438±$44kLowest 18% above ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,800±$140kLowest about the ME average |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$252Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
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| North Windham and Islesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,300 42% above ME |
$3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±85.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Islesboro and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 8 minLowest 69% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.3%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.