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Marshfield vs Ogunquit vs New Portland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
New Portland has the most affordable homes ($176k 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.
| Measure | Marshfield | Ogunquit | New Portland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 499Lowest |
1,379Highest |
686 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.8Lowest 9% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.4±5.4 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.6%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$5kLowest 16% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$74,375±$21k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$176,000±$35kLowest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $337±$332 70% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,342 23% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,923Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
94.7%±88.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.2%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.