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Ogunquit vs Phillips
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%).
Phillips has the most kids (20.7% 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 | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
1,094Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Phillips 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 |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $483±$377 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,582Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips 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% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%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 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| 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.