Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Bath vs Dedham vs Mount Desert
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%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Dedham has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Bath | Dedham | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,815Highest |
1,656 |
1,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
-2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
46.5±2.2 4% above ME |
54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert 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% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.5% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath 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 |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$111,442±$18k 49% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Dedham 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 |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$356,400±$33k 20% above ME |
$522,100±$66k 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,341±$89 18% above ME |
| Dedham and Mount Desert 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 |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$3,942 30% above ME |
$3,512Lowest 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3 ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Mount Desert 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% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Dedham Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Morse High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.