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Lincoln vs Ogunquit vs Burlington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lincoln has the most renters (27.4% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Burlington has the most kids (24.1% 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 | Lincoln | Ogunquit | Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,890Highest |
1,379 |
328Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.4±3.4Lowest 17% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.5±22.8 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±9.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Burlington and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.1%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±7.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,089±$15k 25% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$48,750±$14kLowest 35% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$40k 52% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$99,700±$21kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$28 42% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,860 39% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$582Lowest 81% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.3%±34.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Lincoln and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
39 minHighest 60% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #94 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 | — | — |
| High school in town | Mattanawcook Academy | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.