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Ogunquit vs Dover-Foxcroft
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%).
Dover-Foxcroft has the most kids (19.6% 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 | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
2,745Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37±5.7Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dover-Foxcroft 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 |
$56,250±$15kLowest 25% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Dover-Foxcroft 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 |
$158,800±$14kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $909±$73 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,864Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.6%±16.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dover-Foxcroft 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% |
18.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
57.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
14 minLowest 43% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #89 of 133 in ME |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.