Compare towns
Leeds vs Ogunquit vs Cornish vs Buckfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Buckfield has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
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 | Leeds | Ogunquit | Cornish | Buckfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,285 |
1,379 |
1,024Lowest |
2,403Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3 15% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
25.7%±7.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14k 14% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$77,917±$41k 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
— | $227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
— | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
| Cornish and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565 16% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,860 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | — | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 10.2 |
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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.