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Norway 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
Norway has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,173 |
1,379Lowest |
5,228Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±5Lowest about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.5±4.9 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $43,432±$4kLowest 42% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$54,342±$17k 27% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Norway 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 |
$215,800±$29k 27% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$86Lowest 33% below ME |
— | $770±$66Highest 32% below ME |
| Norway and Norway 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 |
$2,057 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±24.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.7%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norway 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% |
20.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 13 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #79 of 133 in ME | — | #79 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 |
| High school in town | — | — | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.7 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.