Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Augusta vs Limerick vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Limerick has the youngest population (median age 40.4).
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 | Augusta | Limerick | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
19,077Highest |
3,400 |
11,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+18% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Limerick 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% |
21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.9% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wells and Ogunquit 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 |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Limerick 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 |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
| Limerick and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Wells 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% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #119 of 133 in ME | — | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | — | Cony | — | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.