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Ogunquit vs Northeast 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 the most kids (5.7% under 18).
Northeast Harbor has the shortest commute (11 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 | Northeast Harbor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
419Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
58±4.5Lowest 29% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
2.6%±8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor 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% |
19.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.8%±14Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Northeast Harbor 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 |
$92,415±$51kLowest 24% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor 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 |
$729,700±$178kLowest 146% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,356±$59 19% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,889Lowest 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
23.2%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Northeast Harbor 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% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
63.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
11 minLowest 57% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
39.7%±25.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Northeast Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.