Compare towns
Lamoine vs Mapleton vs Nobleboro vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most renters (21.6% rent).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Nobleboro has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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.
| Measure | Lamoine | Mapleton | Nobleboro | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,782 |
1,884 |
1,906Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15kLowest 18% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$100,417±$14k 34% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43k 10% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$352,600±$45k 19% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Highest 3% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,099±$231 4% below ME |
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| Lamoine and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303 24% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,049 about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Nobleboro and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Nobleboro Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.