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Monmouth vs Ogunquit vs Wales
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%).
Wales has the most kids (30.2% 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 | Monmouth | Ogunquit | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,162Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,924 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.2±1.5 3% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wales and Monmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wales 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 |
$77,004±$5k 3% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Wales 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 |
$250,400±$28kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$175Highest 12% above ME |
— | $1,154±$64Lowest about the ME average |
| Monmouth and Wales 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 |
$2,578Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±46.6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Monmouth 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% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 23%±11 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Lowest 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 | — | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | Monmouth Academy | — | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | 11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.