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Ogunquit vs New Vineyard vs Chapman
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).
New Vineyard has the most renters (9.3% rent).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | New Vineyard | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
607 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and New Vineyard 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% |
27%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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 |
$61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Chapman 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 |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $925±$490 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,136 30% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest 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.