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Oakland vs Ogunquit vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering OaklandOakland
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakland has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Waterville has the most renters (51.2% rent).
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 | Oakland | Ogunquit | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,710 |
1,379Lowest |
17,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 32.6±5.5Lowest 27% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
35.5±2.5 21% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±2.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $44,848±$19kLowest 40% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$53,580±$4k 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,000±$65kLowest 44% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$184,600±$21k 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $956±$119Lowest 16% below ME |
— | $978±$72Highest 14% below ME |
| Waterville and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,149Lowest 29% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,755 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±24.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 22% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #23 of 133 in ME | — | #105 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | Waterville Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | Waterville Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| 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.