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Ogunquit vs Bethel
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%).
Bethel has the most kids (15.9% 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 | Bethel |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
2,617Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
50.2±6.4Lowest 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.3%±6.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Bethel 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% |
41.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Bethel 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 |
$58,929±$23kLowest 21% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Bethel 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 |
$344,900±$37kLowest 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $864±$43 24% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,835Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.3%±15.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bethel 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
26 minLowest 5% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
27.7%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #49 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 44/MSAD 44 |
| High school in town | — | Telstar High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.