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Ogunquit vs Whitingham vs Whiting vs Mount Desert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Whitingham | Whiting | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,379 |
1,368 |
532Lowest |
1,671Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
46.4±7.1 19% above U.S. |
39.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
54.9±8.2 41% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Whiting and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.1%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
13%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
64.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Whiting 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 42% above U.S. |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$91,250±$38k 13% above U.S. |
$92,813±$9k 15% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$262,300±$30kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$280,400±$36k 16% below U.S. |
$522,100±$66k 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $673±$150Lowest 52% below U.S. |
$1,204±$519 15% below U.S. |
$1,341±$89Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 43% above U.S. |
$5,055Highest 62% above U.S. |
$4,227 36% above U.S. |
$3,512Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±47.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.3%±37.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±31.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whitingham and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±9.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.