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Jonesport vs Ogunquit vs Mars Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jonesport has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% 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 | Jonesport | Ogunquit | Mars Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,166Lowest |
1,379 |
1,398Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $142,000±$37kLowest 52% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$163,600±$23k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
— | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,800Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 8%±3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD | — | RSU 42/MSAD 42 |
| High school in town | Jonesport-Beals High School | — | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2Highest |
— | 8.0Lowest |
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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.