Compare towns

Newburgh vs Ogunquit vs Casco vs Brooks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newburgh has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Brooks has the most affordable homes ($197k median).

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.

MeasureNewburghOgunquitCascoBrooks
People
Population
1,475
1,379
3,696Highest
1,208Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-2.6%
ME: +2.6%
-6.3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.8±5.7Lowest
about the ME average
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
52±3.3
16% above ME
45.9±6.6
about the ME average
Kids under 18
18.8%±3.6Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
11.3%±3.7
ME: 18.1%
17.1%±4.2
ME: 18.1%
Newburgh and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±2.4
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
26.3%±7.8
ME: 22.4%
17%±3.1Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Ogunquit and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
32.9%
ME: 36.2%
27.5%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±2.7
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.4%±2.5
ME: 5.8%
6.8%±3.5Highest
ME: 5.8%
Brooks and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$76,750±$10k
about the ME average
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$69,313±$19k
7% below ME
$59,130±$10kLowest
21% below ME
Ogunquit and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$244,600±$20k
18% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$355,500±$58k
20% above ME
$196,700±$33kLowest
34% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$219Lowest
17% below ME
—
$1,395±$184Highest
22% above ME
$1,116±$112
about the ME average
Casco and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,748
9% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$3,085
about the ME average
$2,096Lowest
31% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.9%±13.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
39.7%±35.5
ME: 48.4%
18%±17.3
ME: 48.4%
Newburgh and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.7%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
11%
ME: 10.7%
19.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.2%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
90%
ME: 74.3%
74.6%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985
8 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
1988Highest
11 yrs newer than ME
1986
9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
23% above ME
26 min
7% above ME
30 minHighest
23% above ME
25 minLowest
about the ME average
Work from home
6.4%±3.3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
26.6%±10
ME: 15.9%
14.5%±2.9
ME: 15.9%
Ogunquit and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — RSU 61/MSAD 61 RSU 03/MSAD 03
High school in town — — None in town None in town
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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.