Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Bath vs Houlton
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Houlton has the shortest commute (10 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 | Houlton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,815Highest |
6,056 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
45.4±2.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
18%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Houlton and Bath 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% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
24.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest 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±$12k 7% below ME |
$61,058±$14kLowest 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Bath 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±$30k 5% above ME |
$137,000±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
$785±$66Lowest 31% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$1,707Lowest 44% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
54.7%±12.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Houlton and Bath 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% ME: 10.7% |
18.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
63.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1957 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
10 minLowest 58% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 133 in ME | #50 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 29/MSAD 29 · Houlton-Region 2 |
| High school in town | — | Morse High School | Houlton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Lowest |
16.8Highest |
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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.