Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Mapleton vs Castine
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).
Castine has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
Castine is a college town. 47.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Castine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
1,884Highest |
1,362Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
21.2±0.7Lowest 53% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
9.5%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
74.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
47.7%±7.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$113,750±$26k 52% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Castine 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 |
$603,500±$114k 103% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,105±$104Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,250 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
60.3%±56Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castine 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% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
14 minLowest 42% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Castine Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.