Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Buxton vs Limerick
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 renters (19.7% rent).
Limerick has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
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 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,512Highest |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.5±3.9 about the ME average |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Buxton 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% |
19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.3% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$100,144±$21kLowest 34% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Limerick 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±$21k 20% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,613±$266Lowest 42% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Buxton 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 |
$3,422 13% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 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 | — |
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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.