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Ogunquit vs Hodgdon vs Cornish
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 people working from home (43.3%).
Hodgdon has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Hodgdon | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
1,428Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Hodgdon 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 |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Cornish 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 |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Hodgdon 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 |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Cornish 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% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 70/MSAD 70 | — |
| High school in town | — | Hodgdon Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.8 |
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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.