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Ogunquit vs South Berwick
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%).
South Berwick has the most kids (21.7% 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 | South Berwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
3,381Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.4±6.2Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and South Berwick 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 |
$90,972±$22kLowest 22% above ME |
| Ogunquit and South Berwick 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 |
$396,700±$66kLowest 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,702±$76 49% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
$4,523Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±30.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick 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% |
4.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #58 of 133 in ME |
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| 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.