Compare towns
Saco vs Bath vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saco has the most kids (16.7% under 18).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
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 | Saco | Bath | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,819Highest |
8,815 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.9±1.5Lowest about the ME average |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Saco and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,249±$385Highest 10% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
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| Saco and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Saco Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.