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Ogunquit vs Cape Elizabeth
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%).
Cape Elizabeth has the most kids (26% 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 | Cape Elizabeth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
9,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.4±3.3Lowest 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.7%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
74.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Cape Elizabeth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kLowest 53% above ME |
$145,821±$8kHighest 95% above ME |
| Cape Elizabeth and Ogunquit 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 |
$731,600±$53kLowest 147% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,185±$275 92% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
$7,637Highest 152% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.2%±19.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cape Elizabeth 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% |
5.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
31.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Cape Elizabeth 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 | — | #1 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Cape Elizabeth Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Cape Elizabeth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
| 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.