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Limerick vs Newfield vs Ogunquit vs Cornish

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Limerick has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Newfield has the most homeowners (96.7%).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Cornish has the most renters (17.9% rent).

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.

MeasureLimerickNewfieldOgunquitCornish
People
Population
3,400Highest
1,580
1,379Lowest
1,803
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.2%
ME: +2.6%
+8.3%
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
+7.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
40.4±9.2
10% below ME
52.8±8.1
18% above ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
39±8.5Lowest
13% below ME
Ogunquit and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.7%±5.5Highest
ME: 18.1%
12.6%±3.8
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
18.2%±3.3
ME: 18.1%
Limerick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.1%±3.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
26.9%±6
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
17.4%±4.9
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
27.5%
ME: 36.2%
21.8%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±2
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.8%±1.4
ME: 5.8%
Ogunquit and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$101,172±$15k
35% above ME
$57,188±$20kLowest
23% below ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$69,038±$4k
8% below ME
Ogunquit and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$269,400±$29kLowest
9% below ME
$318,100±$27k
7% above ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$274,200±$84k
8% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,758±$407Highest
54% above ME
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$1,196±$148Lowest
5% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,520
17% below ME
$2,402
21% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$2,309Lowest
24% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.8%±14.2
ME: 48.4%
33.3%±100
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
48.8%±17.5Highest
ME: 48.4%
Cornish and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.9%
ME: 10.7%
10.5%Highest
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
6.3%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.8%
ME: 74.3%
96.7%Highest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%
ME: 74.3%
82.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1994Highest
17 yrs newer than ME
1977
same as ME
1978
1 yr newer than ME
1976Lowest
1 yr older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 min
53% above ME
49 minHighest
98% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
31 min
27% above ME
Work from home
15.2%±6.7
ME: 15.9%
6.1%±3.3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
8.5%±2.4
ME: 15.9%
Schools
School district — RSU 57/MSAD 57 — —
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.