Compare towns
Jackson vs Knox vs Ogunquit vs Sorrento
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jackson has the most renters (21.4% rent).
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Sorrento has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Jackson | Knox | Ogunquit | Sorrento |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 567 |
825 |
1,379Highest |
345Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37.7±5.8 16% below ME |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
33.8±23.7Lowest 25% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sorrento and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±10 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±4.4 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 | $75,167±$19k about the ME average |
$64,821±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$83,438±$10k 12% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,500±$16k 22% below ME |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$298,800±$38k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,375±$47 21% above ME |
— | $1,696±$433Highest 49% above ME |
| Sorrento and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,651 13% below ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,929 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±60.5 ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
4.8%±91.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Knox and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.3%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.4%±6.5Lowest 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.