Compare towns
Limington vs Ogunquit vs Cornish vs Waterboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Waterboro has the most kids (22.5% 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 | Limington | Ogunquit | Cornish | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,017 |
1,379 |
1,024Lowest |
8,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5 12% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
42±3.1 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waterboro and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33kLowest about the ME average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
— | $297,000±$23k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121 4% above ME |
— | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,200±$461Highest 5% above ME |
| Waterboro and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852 6% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,772 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 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 | 35 min 40% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #70 of 133 in ME | — | — | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 13.5 |
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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.