Compare towns
Monmouth vs Ogunquit vs Wiscasset
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 kids (19% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Wiscasset has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,162Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,874 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.2±1.5Lowest 3% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.8±6.3 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Monmouth and Wiscasset 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% |
28%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Monmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,648±$18k about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Monmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,100±$21kLowest 8% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$325,200±$26k 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$175Lowest 12% above ME |
— | $1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Monmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,550 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±46.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Monmouth and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 23%±11 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2Lowest 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 | — | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 02 | — | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | Monmouth Academy | — | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 7.2Lowest |
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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.