Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Ellsworth vs Corinth
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%).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% rent).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
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 | Ellsworth | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,657Highest |
2,990 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43±2.4 4% below ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth 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 |
$77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Ellsworth 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 |
$242,300±$22k 18% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,017±$195Highest 11% below ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #63 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 64/MSAD 64 |
| High school in town | — | Ellsworth High School | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.