Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Limerick vs Buckfield
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%).
Limerick has the most renters (10.2% rent).
Buckfield has the most kids (25.7% 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 | Limerick | Buckfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
3,400Highest |
2,403 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Limerick 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 |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$77,917±$41kLowest 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Limerick 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 |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,860 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick 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% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | — | — | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.