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Monmouth vs Ogunquit vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monmouth has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Monmouth | Ogunquit | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,162Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.2±1.5 3% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Monmouth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,648±$18kLowest about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,100±$21k 8% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$175Highest 12% above ME |
— | $950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Monmouth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,139 3% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±46.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Monmouth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 23%±11 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Monmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #51 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 02 | — | — |
| High school in town | Monmouth Academy | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.