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Ogunquit vs Moose River vs Springfield
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 expensive homes ($876k median).
Moose River has the most kids (32.3% under 18).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
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 | Moose River | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
248Lowest |
310 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Moose River 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 |
$76,324±$9k about the ME average |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Moose River 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 |
$144,900±$31k 51% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$928Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,067 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% ME: 74.3% |
91.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 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.