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Ogunquit vs Knox vs Chesterville
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%).
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Knox | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
825Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Knox 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 |
$64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Knox 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 |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Chesterville and Knox 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% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest 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.