Compare towns
Limington vs Ogunquit vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limington has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k 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 | Limington | Ogunquit | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017Highest |
1,379 |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Lowest 12% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Limington and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Exeter 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 |
$84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33k about the ME average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121Highest 4% above ME |
— | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
| Limington and Exeter 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 |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Exeter 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% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 40% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #70 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.