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Amesbury vs Newburyport 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
Amesbury has the most affordable homes ($519k median).
Newburyport has the highest household income ($140k).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Amesbury | Newburyport | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,403 |
18,652Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
49.8±2.9 28% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Amesbury and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
67%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,554±$12kLowest 28% above U.S. |
$139,625±$21kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Newburyport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $519,300±$32kLowest 56% above U.S. |
$834,000±$37k 151% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,683±$115Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,592±$221Lowest 13% above U.S. |
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| Amesbury and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,360 136% above U.S. |
$7,944Highest 155% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±10.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.4%±9.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Amesbury and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.9%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Newburyport 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 | #151 of 282 in MA | #56 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Amesbury | Newburyport | — |
| High school in town | Amesbury High | Newburyport High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.