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Ogunquit vs Athens vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Athens has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
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 | Ogunquit | Athens | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
791 |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.7±7.2Lowest 6% above ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Athens and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±2.7 ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.7% ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$50,750±$14kLowest 32% below ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$153,100±$33k 48% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $538±$457 53% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,355 55% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±75.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Athens and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Athens Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.