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New Limerick vs Ogunquit vs Smyrna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Limerick has the most renters (20% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Smyrna has the most kids (33.2% 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 | New Limerick | Ogunquit | Smyrna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 372Lowest |
1,379Highest |
380 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 58.3±10.3 30% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
31±9.6Lowest 31% below ME |
| 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% |
33.2%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 37.1%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
10.8%±4.3Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±2.9Lowest 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 |
$57,750±$19k 23% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Smyrna 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 |
$117,100±$10kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$388Highest 32% below ME |
— | $425±$63Lowest 63% below ME |
| New Limerick and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,221 60% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±52.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| New Limerick and Ogunquit 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% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 31% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
15 minLowest 37% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
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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.