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Norway vs Ogunquit vs South Paris
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 ($216k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
South Paris has the shortest commute (14 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 | South Paris |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,228Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,210 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±4.9 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.3±6.1Lowest 8% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.8%±8.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| South Paris and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.9Lowest 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 |
$55,074±$36k 26% below ME |
| Ogunquit and South Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,800±$29kLowest 27% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$219,700±$23k 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $770±$66Highest 32% below ME |
— | $528±$78Lowest 54% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,057 32% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,836Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
69.5%±19.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Paris and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
26.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1961Lowest 16 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
14 minLowest 44% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
2%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #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 |
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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.