Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Mapleton vs Bar Harbor
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%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Mapleton | Bar Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
1,884 |
5,244Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bar Harbor and Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,106±$351Highest about the ME average |
| Bar Harbor and Mapleton 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 |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,279 41% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Mapleton 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% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #2 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mt Desert Island High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.2 |
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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.