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Ogunquit vs Wallagrass
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%).
Wallagrass has the most kids (16.9% 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 | Wallagrass |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,379Highest |
514Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
55.6±8.2Lowest 24% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Wallagrass 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% |
16.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
39.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wallagrass 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% |
22%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Wallagrass 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 |
$48,833±$5kLowest 35% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$194,900±$35kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $932±$95 18% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,470Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±61.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wallagrass 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% |
3.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%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 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±8.1Lowest 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.