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Lisbon vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lisbon has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k 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.

MeasureLisbonOgunquit
People
Population
3,612Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
37.4±1.5Lowest
17% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
Kids under 18
25.4%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
12.4%±3.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
27.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±2.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
Ogunquit and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$86,221±$14kLowest
15% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
Ogunquit and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$237,200±$50kLowest
20% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$805±$259
29% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,229Lowest
6% above ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59.6%±23.5Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Lisbon and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
8 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
about the ME average
26 minHighest
7% above ME
Work from home
33.9%±24.6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
Ogunquit and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #60 of 133 in ME —
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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.