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Newport vs Ogunquit vs Norway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Norway has the most kids (17.5% 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 | Newport | Ogunquit | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,143 |
1,379Lowest |
5,228Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2 12% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.5±4.9Lowest 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Norway and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Norway and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,365±$13k 19% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$54,342±$17kLowest 27% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,800±$30k 21% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$215,800±$29kLowest 27% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104Highest 22% below ME |
— | $770±$66Lowest 32% below ME |
| Newport and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018 about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,057Lowest 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.7%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norway and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±7.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #97 of 133 in ME | — | #79 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 19 | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | — | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
— | 14.7Highest |
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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.