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New Vineyard vs Ogunquit vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 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 Vineyard | Ogunquit | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607Lowest |
1,379Highest |
706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.3±17Lowest 3% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$80,707±$24k 8% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,000±$76kLowest 36% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
— | $691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,136 30% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Lowest 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.