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Pownal vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pownal has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Pownal | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,696Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.2±8.4Lowest 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,333±$14kLowest 40% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,800±$32kLowest 47% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$636 14% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,212Highest 72% above ME |
$4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pownal and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.9%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.