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Lagrange vs New Gloucester vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lagrange has the most affordable homes ($126k median).
New Gloucester has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
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.

MeasureLagrangeNew GloucesterOgunquit
People
Population
709Lowest
5,766Highest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-10.3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.4%
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.9±13.8
about the ME average
40.1±5.5Lowest
10% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
Ogunquit and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
24.7%±11.7Highest
ME: 18.1%
24.2%±5.8
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Lagrange and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.2%±6.9
ME: 22.4%
15.4%±4.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
9%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
30.7%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.3%±2.1
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$58,417±$14kLowest
22% below ME
$108,797±$12k
46% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$126,000±$33kLowest
58% below ME
$357,100±$29k
20% above ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$831±$151Lowest
27% below ME
$1,150±$249Highest
about the ME average
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New Gloucester and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$869Lowest
71% below ME
$3,417
13% above ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±56.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
24.7%±12
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Lagrange and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
18.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
4.3%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.5%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
82.9%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985
8 yrs newer than ME
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
36 minHighest
45% above ME
27 min
9% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
Work from home
8.1%±4.8Lowest
ME: 15.9%
14.2%±6.5
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #65 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 15/MSAD 15 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.