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Ludlow vs Mapleton vs Ogunquit vs Passadumkeag

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ludlow has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Mapleton has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Passadumkeag has the most affordable homes ($99k 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.

MeasureLudlowMapletonOgunquitPassadumkeag
People
Population
444
1,884Highest
1,379
384Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
46.1±5.8
about the ME average
41.8±6Lowest
7% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
46±15.5
about the ME average
Kids under 18
22.7%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
22.2%±5.1
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
20.3%±9.6
ME: 18.1%
Ludlow and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
12.4%±3.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
18.3%±3.1
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
25.5%±9.5
ME: 22.4%
Ogunquit and Passadumkeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.2%
ME: 36.2%
34.3%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
13.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±3.1
ME: 5.8%
5%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8
ME: 5.8%
1.3%±3.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Mapleton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$62,500±$21k
16% below ME
$91,731±$25k
23% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$55,417±$20kLowest
26% below ME
Ogunquit and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$133,900±$56k
55% below ME
$191,800±$23k
35% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$98,800±$27kLowest
67% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$988±$111Highest
13% below ME
$610±$277Lowest
46% below ME
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$703±$61
38% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,655
45% below ME
$1,789
41% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$1,225Lowest
60% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.5%±94.3Highest
ME: 48.4%
16.7%±10.5
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
21.1%±60.8
ME: 48.4%
Ludlow and Passadumkeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.3%
ME: 10.7%
8.9%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
16.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.4%
ME: 74.3%
79.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
85.6%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1992Highest
15 yrs newer than ME
1977
same as ME
1978
1 yr newer than ME
1966Lowest
11 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
15% below ME
28 min
13% above ME
26 min
7% above ME
40 minHighest
62% above ME
Work from home
9.8%±8Lowest
ME: 15.9%
10.8%±3.8
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
11.1%±8.2
ME: 15.9%
Schools
School district — RSU 79/MSAD 01 — —
High school in town — None in town — —
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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.