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Mount Tabor vs Ogunquit vs Sandgate vs Maidstone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most renters (7.7% rent).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
Maidstone has the most homeowners (97.5%).
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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 | Mount Tabor | Ogunquit | Sandgate | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304 |
1,379Highest |
435 |
241Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4Lowest 43% above U.S. |
61.3±8.2 58% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±11.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Sandgate and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±3.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$85,833±$32k 6% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$438,200±$81k 32% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367 52% above U.S. |
— | — | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$3,914 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±15.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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U.S. 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.