Compare towns
Litchfield vs Ogunquit vs Gardiner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Litchfield has the most kids (17.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gardiner has the most renters (31.8% rent).
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 | Litchfield | Ogunquit | Gardiner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,680 |
1,379Lowest |
6,088Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.4±10.2 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42±3.6Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Litchfield and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,904±$15k 14% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$71,782±$10kLowest 4% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,900±$26k 18% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$221,600±$19kLowest 25% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,173±$341Highest about the ME average |
— | $1,113±$191Lowest about the ME average |
| Litchfield and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,545Lowest 16% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,742 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±60.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.6%±13.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gardiner and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.2%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Litchfield 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 | #131 of 133 in ME | — | #36 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 04 | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Gardiner Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.8 |
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| 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.