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Newcastle vs Nobleboro vs Ogunquit vs Damariscotta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcastle has the most kids (17.8% under 18).
Nobleboro has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Damariscotta has the most renters (30.4% 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 | Newcastle | Nobleboro | Ogunquit | Damariscotta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,913Highest |
1,906 |
1,379 |
1,100Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±7 10% above ME |
48.4±1.8Lowest 8% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
60.1±8.2 34% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6 ME: 18.1% |
| Newcastle and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
35.9%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% ME: 36.2% |
37.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
49.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,868±$33k 20% above ME |
$100,417±$14k 34% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$67,647±$19kLowest 9% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,000±$41k 34% above ME |
$352,600±$45kLowest 19% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$419,100±$69k 41% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$81Highest 20% above ME |
$1,099±$231 4% below ME |
— | $930±$68Lowest 18% below ME |
| Newcastle and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,256 40% above ME |
$3,049Lowest about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,813 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.8%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.2%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
69.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 30% below ME |
20 min 17% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
15 minLowest 37% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Nobleboro Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.