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Ogunquit vs Orono
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%).
Orono has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Orono is a college town. 59.8% 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 | Orono |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
11,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
21.6±0.3Lowest 52% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
6.8%±1.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Orono and Ogunquit 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% |
11%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
69.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
59.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$59,784±$5kLowest 20% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Orono 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 |
$262,900±$39kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,280±$117 12% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
$4,778Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.2%±11.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orono 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% |
27%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
41.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
15 minLowest 38% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 133 in ME |
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| 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.