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Ogunquit vs Norway
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%).
Norway has the most kids (17.5% 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 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
5,228Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.5±4.9Lowest 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Norway 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 |
$54,342±$17kLowest 27% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Norway 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 |
$215,800±$29kLowest 27% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $770±$66 32% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,057Lowest 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.7%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norway 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% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±7.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #79 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 |
| High school in town | — | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.