Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Owls Head vs Mount Desert
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%).
Owls Head has the most affordable homes ($413k median).
Mount Desert has the most kids (14.1% 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 | Owls Head | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
1,482 |
1,671Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.6±6.6Lowest 17% above ME |
54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert 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% |
13.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Desert and Owls Head 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% |
31.9%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% ME: 36.2% |
39.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert 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 |
$87,325±$7kLowest 17% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert 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 |
$413,300±$43kLowest 39% above ME |
$522,100±$66k 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,191±$386Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,981Lowest about the ME average |
$3,512 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6 ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Desert and Owls Head 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% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
18 min 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 13 | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.