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New Limerick vs Ogunquit vs Houlton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Houlton has the shortest commute (10 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 | New Limerick | Ogunquit | Houlton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 372Lowest |
1,379 |
6,056Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±10.3 30% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.4±2.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±7.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Houlton and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.1%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Limerick and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,810±$7kLowest 28% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$61,058±$14k 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Houlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,900±$120k 34% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$137,000±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$388Lowest 32% below ME |
— | $785±$66Highest 31% below ME |
| Houlton and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,221Lowest 60% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,707 44% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±52.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.7%±12.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Houlton and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
63.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 31% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
10 minLowest 58% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #50 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 29/MSAD 29 · Houlton-Region 2 |
| High school in town | — | — | Houlton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 16.8 |
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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.