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Mount Tabor vs Ogunquit vs Topsham
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Topsham has the most kids (19.9% 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 | Mount Tabor | Ogunquit | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,379 |
9,706Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
44.7±4Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mount Tabor 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% |
19.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Topsham and Mount Tabor 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% |
24.4%±3.2Lowest 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Topsham and Ogunquit 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. |
$91,028±$10kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Topsham 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. |
$360,800±$20kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,355±$642Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$4,259Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Topsham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | — | — | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.