Compare towns
Limestone vs Mars Hill vs Ogunquit vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limestone has the most renters (38.8% rent).
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Calais has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Limestone | Mars Hill | Ogunquit | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,398 |
1,379Lowest |
3,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$64,096±$10k 14% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$163,600±$23k 45% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$111,100±$36k 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $754±$233 34% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
— | $1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
| Calais and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,684 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.4% ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
70.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1967 10 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 24% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #48 of 133 in ME |
| School district | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — | Calais Public Schools |
| High school in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — | Calais Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6 |
8.0Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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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.