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Wilder vs Ogunquit vs York

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wilder has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
York has the most kids (21.1% under 18).

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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.

MeasureWilderOgunquitYork
People
Population
3,087
1,379Lowest
13,986Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+81.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.5±8.9Lowest
17% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
49.5±5.2
27% above U.S.
Kids under 18
11.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
27.3%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.9%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
60.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
53.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wilder and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$75,143±$9kLowest
7% below U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$121,250±$25kHighest
50% above U.S.
York and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$273,200±$18kLowest
18% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$636,400±$30k
91% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,142±$451Lowest
19% below U.S.
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$1,490±$336Highest
5% above U.S.
York and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,505Highest
76% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,658
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.9%±17.2
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.5%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
York and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 minLowest
37% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 min
11% below U.S.
Work from home
12.6%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
26%±3.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #13 of 133 in ME
School district — — York Public Schools
High school in town — — York High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.6
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U.S. 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.