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Ogunquit vs Cranberry Isles
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%).
Cranberry Isles has the most kids (19.4% 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 | Cranberry Isles |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
196Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48±11.9Lowest 7% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cranberry Isles 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 |
$65,000±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Cranberry Isles 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 |
$439,100±$51kLowest 48% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,000±$413 12% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,273Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles 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% |
4.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Cranberry Isles Public Schools |
| 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.