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New Gloucester vs Ogunquit vs Harpswell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | New Gloucester | Ogunquit | Harpswell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
1,379Lowest |
5,046 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
62±1.5 38% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Harpswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
8.8%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
38.6%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Harpswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$96,250±$15kLowest 29% above ME |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$609,700±$60k 106% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,348±$53Highest 18% above ME |
| Harpswell and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 13% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,141Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.9%±5.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Harpswell and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.7%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #65 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.