Compare towns
Wiscasset vs Ogunquit vs Alna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wiscasset has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Alna has the most kids (32.9% 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 | Wiscasset | Ogunquit | Alna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,874Highest |
1,379 |
818Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3 9% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 28%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$93,125±$16k 25% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,200±$26kLowest 10% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$367,400±$55k 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
— | $1,088±$176Lowest 4% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,550Lowest 17% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,667 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.4%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Wiscasset 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 | #108 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.