Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Bowdoinham vs Gray
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%).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Bowdoinham | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
3,142 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
51.9±13.1 16% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Bowdoinham 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% |
17.5%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Bowdoinham 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% |
21.4%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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 |
$108,479±$21k 45% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Bowdoinham 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 |
$405,500±$105k 37% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,958Lowest about the ME average |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
22%±11.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Bowdoinham 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 | — | #73 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.