Compare towns
Norway vs Ogunquit vs Dexter vs Oxford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norway has the most renters (40.1% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dexter has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Oxford has the youngest population (median age 40.5).
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 | Norway | Ogunquit | Dexter | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,173 |
1,379Lowest |
3,822 |
4,333Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±5 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
51±6.8 14% above ME |
40.5±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
19%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.9% ME: 36.2% |
16.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $43,432±$4kLowest 42% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$51,845±$18k 31% below ME |
$58,571±$24k 22% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,000±$34kLowest 45% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$170,600±$52k 42% below ME |
$194,200±$8k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$86Lowest 33% below ME |
— | $838±$119 26% below ME |
$977±$506Highest 14% below ME |
| Oxford and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,424Lowest 53% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,186 28% below ME |
$1,610 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±24.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.3%±23.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 30.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.1% ME: 10.7% |
12.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3% ME: 74.3% |
88.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 13 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±8 ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #79 of 133 in ME | — | #113 of 133 in ME | #127 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | MSAD 46 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | — | — | Dexter Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.3 |
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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.