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Knox vs Ogunquit vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% 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 | Knox | Ogunquit | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 825Lowest |
1,379 |
1,830Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest 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 | $64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% 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 | $159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$47Lowest 21% above ME |
— | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.