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Ogunquit vs Roque Bluffs
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 people working from home (43.3%).
Roque Bluffs has the most kids (24.1% 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 | Roque Bluffs |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
369Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
51.1±13.4Lowest 14% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Roque Bluffs 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% |
24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±9.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Roque Bluffs 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 |
$89,375±$34kLowest 20% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Roque Bluffs 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 |
$290,300±$59kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$515 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,859Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Roque Bluffs 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% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 32% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.