Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Bar Harbor vs Freeport
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%).
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Freeport has the most kids (19.4% 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 | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
5,244 |
8,802Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Freeport 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 |
$508,400±$76kLowest 71% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
| Freeport and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 47% above ME |
$4,279Lowest 41% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Bar Harbor 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% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #2 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | — | Mt Desert Island High School | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.2Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.