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York vs Ogunquit vs Winthrop
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 renters (18.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Winthrop has the most affordable homes ($295k median).
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 | Ogunquit | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
1,379Lowest |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$86,470±$4kLowest 16% 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
— | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| York and Winthrop 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
| York and Winthrop 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 133 in ME | — | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | York Public Schools | — | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | York High School | — | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
— | 11.7Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.