Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Exeter vs Calais
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%).
Calais has the most kids (16.4% 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 | Exeter | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
1,093Lowest |
3,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Exeter 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% |
9%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Calais and Exeter 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% |
23.9%±11.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Calais 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 |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$64,096±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter 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 |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
| Calais and Exeter 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 |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,684 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Exeter 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% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #48 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | Calais Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | Calais Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
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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.