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Orland vs Ogunquit vs Verona Island
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orland has the most renters (12.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Verona Island has the most kids (20.6% 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 | Orland | Ogunquit | Verona Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,915Highest |
1,379 |
481Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.2 13% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.9±13.6Lowest 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±9.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Verona Island and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,348±$29k 7% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$61,607±$30kLowest 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,100±$20k 7% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$243,600±$27kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$177 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,089 31% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,007Lowest 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±23.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Verona Island and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
97.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1949Lowest 28 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 62% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 17%±11.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
25.9%±16.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Verona Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.