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Ogunquit vs Columbia
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 expensive homes ($876k median).
Columbia has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Columbia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
529Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.9±6.4Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.9%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.1%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Columbia 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 |
$56,667±$15kLowest 24% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Columbia 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 |
$158,700±$19kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $894±$162 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,226Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.9%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Columbia 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% |
13.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.