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York vs Bar Harbor vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
York has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 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.
| Measure | York | Bar Harbor | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
5,244 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
49.2±5.9Lowest 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
| York and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
$538,400±$94kLowest 82% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average |
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| York and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$4,279Lowest 41% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 133 in ME | #2 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | York Public Schools | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | — |
| High school in town | York High School | Mt Desert Island High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Highest |
8.2Lowest |
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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.