Compare towns
Liberty vs Ogunquit vs Windsor vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Liberty has the most renters (15.9% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Industry has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
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 | Liberty | Ogunquit | Windsor | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 969Lowest |
1,379 |
2,690Highest |
988 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,146±$15k 5% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,600±$31k 23% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
— | $1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$1,049±$137 8% below ME |
| Windsor and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434 20% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,160 29% below ME |
$1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
86% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 56% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.4%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | RSU 12 | — |
| High school 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.