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North Berwick vs Ogunquit vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Berwick has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | North Berwick | Ogunquit | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,702Highest |
1,379 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±8.2 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,317±$69k 32% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,900±$86kLowest 17% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
— | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,164 4% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1958 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #82 of 133 in ME | — | — |
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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.