Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Epping vs Bar Harbor vs Mount Desert
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Epping has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Bar Harbor has the most renters (25.5% rent).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Epping | Bar Harbor | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
7,430Highest |
5,244 |
1,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
49.2±5.9 26% above U.S. |
54.9±8.2 41% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.9%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Epping and Mount Desert 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% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.1%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
64.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.8%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Epping 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. |
$104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$77,180±$26kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$92,813±$9k 15% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Epping 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. |
$436,900±$35kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$538,400±$94k 62% above U.S. |
$522,100±$66k 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,106±$351Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,341±$89 5% below U.S. |
| Epping and Mount Desert 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. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$4,279 37% above U.S. |
$3,512Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.6%±17.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±31.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Bar Harbor 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% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
20 min 26% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Epping 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | #2 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | Mt Desert Island High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Highest |
8.2Lowest |
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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.