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Medford vs Ogunquit vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medford has the most affordable homes ($88k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Perham has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
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 | Medford | Ogunquit | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 222Lowest |
1,379Highest |
326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.5±8.8Lowest 13% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
53±12.9 18% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 3.2%±11.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±9.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Medford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,476±$14k 12% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,500±$22kLowest 16% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Medford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $88,200±$27kLowest 70% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$117,600±$9k 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,250Lowest 59% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,641 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Perham and Medford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 6% above ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.7%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2 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.