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Ogunquit vs Buxton
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%).
Buxton has the most kids (16.2% 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 | Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,512Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.5±3.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.2%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$100,144±$21kLowest 34% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Buxton 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 |
$356,800±$21kLowest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,613±$266 42% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,422Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Buxton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #104 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| 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.