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Ogunquit vs Dover vs Mendon vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Dover has the most renters (18.9% rent).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Wells has the most kids (18% 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 | Mendon | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,379 |
1,466 |
1,113Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+60% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+18% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
53.5±8.3 38% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Lowest 37% above U.S. |
53.6±3.8 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±5.7 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Wells and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wells 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 42% above U.S. |
$52,313±$7kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$88,024±$11k 9% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$332,900±$55kLowest about the U.S. average |
$357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$485,300±$23k 46% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,350±$297Highest 4% below U.S. |
| Wells and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 43% above U.S. |
$4,510 45% above U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.2%±11.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Dover 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 | — | — | — | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 11.4 |
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U.S. 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.