Compare towns
Limestone vs Ogunquit vs Mexico vs Mars Hill
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mexico has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
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 | Ogunquit | Mexico | Mars Hill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,379Lowest |
2,782Highest |
1,398 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-8.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest 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%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Mexico 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$55,727±$9k 25% below ME |
$65,273±$9k 13% 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$110,800±$10k 63% below ME |
$163,600±$23k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $754±$233 34% below ME |
— | $1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
| Mexico 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,961 35% below ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77% ME: 74.3% |
70.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1967 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
21 min 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #130 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | — | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | RSU 42/MSAD 42 |
| High school in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | — | None in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Highest |
— | — | 8.0Lowest |
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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.