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Ogunquit vs Castine vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Castine has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Castine is a college town. 47.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Castine | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
1,362 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
21.2±0.7Lowest 53% below ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
9.5%±4 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% ME: 36.2% |
74.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
47.7%±7.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$113,750±$26k 52% above ME |
$93,125±$17kLowest 25% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Castine 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 |
$603,500±$114k 103% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,105±$104 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$4,250 40% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.3%±56Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Castine 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% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% ME: 74.3% |
80.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
14 minLowest 42% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Castine Public Schools | — |
| 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.