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Ogunquit vs Sanford
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%).
Sanford has the most kids (19.3% 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 | Sanford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
22,247Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+125.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.1±2.8Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.3%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±0.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Sanford 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 |
$72,524±$7kLowest about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Sanford 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 |
$280,200±$10kLowest 6% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,152±$72 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,708Lowest 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±7.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sanford 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% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #100 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Sanford Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Sanford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.