Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Monroe vs Ogunquit vs Easton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% rent).
Monroe has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Easton has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Mars Hill | Monroe | Ogunquit | Easton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,398 |
1,001Lowest |
1,379 |
1,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.6±10.5 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$53,309±$11kLowest 29% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$163,800±$36k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
— | $510±$116 55% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843 39% below ME |
$2,207 27% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,435Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.3%±37.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
11.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | Easton Public Schools |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town | — | Easton Junior-Senior High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | — | 8.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.