Compare towns
Raymond vs Ogunquit vs Freeport vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raymond has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Freeport has the most renters (22.4% rent).
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
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 | Raymond | Ogunquit | Freeport | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,610 |
1,379Lowest |
8,802 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
59.6% ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
— | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$983±$453 14% below ME |
| Freeport and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,139 3% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 50% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.3%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Raymond 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 | #112 of 133 in ME | — | #4 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | — | RSU 05 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Freeport High School | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.