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Ogunquit vs Bar Harbor vs Chapman
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 people working from home (43.3%).
Bar Harbor has the most renters (25.5% rent).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Bar Harbor | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
5,244Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Chapman 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 |
$538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,106±$351 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$4,279 41% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bar Harbor 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% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #2 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt Desert Island High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.2 |
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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.