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North Yarmouth vs Ogunquit vs Cumberland Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Yarmouth has the most renters (13.4% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Cumberland Center has the most kids (30.9% 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 | North Yarmouth | Ogunquit | Cumberland Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,240Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.4±3.2 6% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37.9±7.8Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland Center and North Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
75.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| North Yarmouth and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $129,267±$13k 73% above ME |
$114,259±$56kLowest 53% above ME |
$170,125±$33kHighest 128% above ME |
| Cumberland Center and North Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,500±$45kLowest 67% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$539,500±$74k 82% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$641 50% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,355 76% above ME |
$4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
$6,535Highest 115% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±71.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Yarmouth and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
99.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
33.6%±13.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.