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Ogunquit vs Veazie
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%).
Veazie has the most kids (18.7% 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 | Veazie |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
1,847Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.7±4.6Lowest 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Veazie and Ogunquit 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 |
$78,229±$10kLowest 5% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Veazie 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 |
$293,100±$35kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,095±$79 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$4,073Lowest 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.3%±16.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Veazie 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% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±4.7Lowest 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.