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Newport vs Ogunquit vs Waldoboro
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 most affordable homes ($235k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Waldoboro has the most kids (15.6% 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 | Waldoboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,143 |
1,379Lowest |
5,253Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2 12% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
50.1±4.6Lowest 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldoboro and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,365±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$69,107±$8k 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,800±$30kLowest 21% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$274,900±$39k 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104Highest 22% below ME |
— | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018 about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,861Lowest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Newport and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 min 3% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #97 of 133 in ME | — | #55 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 19 | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | — | Medomak Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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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.