Compare towns
Wells vs Ogunquit vs North Yarmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has the most affordable homes ($485k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
North Yarmouth has the most kids (21.5% 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 | Wells | Ogunquit | North Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,713Highest |
1,379Lowest |
4,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+14.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.4±3.2Lowest 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.5%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Yarmouth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
53.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Yarmouth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$129,267±$13kHighest 73% above ME |
| North Yarmouth and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,300±$23kLowest 64% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$496,500±$45k 67% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297Lowest 19% above ME |
— | $1,708±$641Highest 50% above ME |
| North Yarmouth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,355Highest 76% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and North Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 12% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.9%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — | — |
| High school in town | Wells High School | — | — |
| 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.