Compare towns
Knox vs Ogunquit vs Unity vs Columbia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Columbia has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 825 |
1,379 |
1,858Highest |
529Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
41.9±6.4 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.9%±5.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
9.1%±4.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$56,667±$15kLowest 24% 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±$26k 46% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$158,700±$19kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
— | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$894±$162 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,610 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$1,226Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
61.9%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Columbia and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
9%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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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.