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Wilmot vs Eliot vs Ogunquit

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Eliot has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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.

MeasureWilmotEliotOgunquit
People
Population
1,487
7,146Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53±2.4
36% above U.S.
50.8±5.9Lowest
31% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.1%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Wilmot and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.8%±6.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
43.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±3.4
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$117,759±$15kHighest
46% above U.S.
$101,522±$10kLowest
26% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Wilmot and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$399,600±$43kLowest
20% above U.S.
$498,900±$62k
50% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$289Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,948±$471Highest
38% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,651Highest
113% above U.S.
$4,549
46% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.1%±41.8
U.S.: 51.1%
55.1%±20.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Eliot and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
23 minLowest
15% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
18.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.4%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #19 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 35/MSAD 35 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.