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Norway vs Ogunquit vs Madawaska
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 youngest population (median age 49.5).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Madawaska has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Madawaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,228Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,853 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±4.9Lowest 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.6±4.1 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Madawaska and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
28.8%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Madawaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Norway and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,342±$17kLowest 27% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$56,818±$9k 24% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Madawaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,800±$29k 27% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$156,300±$15kLowest 47% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $770±$66Highest 32% below ME |
— | $635±$148Lowest 44% below ME |
| Norway and Madawaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,057 32% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,923Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±31.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Madawaska and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #79 of 133 in ME | — | #83 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 | — | Madawaska Public Schools |
| High school in town | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S | — | Madawaska Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.