Compare towns
Mechanic Falls vs Ogunquit vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mechanic Falls has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Mechanic Falls | Ogunquit | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,134Highest |
1,379 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.8±4.7 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,914±$12k 6% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,900±$44kLowest 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,076±$208Lowest 6% below ME |
— | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,993 about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±20.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Mechanic Falls and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 5% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.9%±4.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #122 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 16 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.