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New Vineyard vs Ogunquit vs Strong
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%).
Strong has the most renters (15.4% rent).
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 | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607Lowest |
1,379Highest |
1,249 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±9.5Lowest 6% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Strong 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% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,806±$19k 17% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Ogunquit and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
— | $920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Strong 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 |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Strong 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% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.