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Owls Head vs Wells vs Georgetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Owls Head has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Georgetown has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Owls Head | Wells | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,482 |
11,713Highest |
1,012Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±6.6Lowest 17% above ME |
53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Georgetown and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Wells and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.9%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.1%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Georgetown and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wells and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,325±$7k 17% above ME |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
$84,250±$33kLowest 13% above ME |
| Wells and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,300±$43kLowest 39% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$427,200±$47k 44% above ME |
| Wells and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,191±$386Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,431±$448Highest 26% above ME |
| Georgetown and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,981 about the ME average |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
$2,575Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.9%±51.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Georgetown and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 34% below ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±14Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Georgetown and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 13 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Georgetown Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Wells High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.