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Ogunquit vs Franklin vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Franklin has the most renters (23.2% rent).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Franklin | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
1,628Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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 |
$65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Chapman 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 |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $888±$306 22% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,231 27% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin 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% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.