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Andover vs Ogunquit vs Middletown Springs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Middletown Springs has the most kids (24% 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 | Andover | Ogunquit | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,379Highest |
747 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 26% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
49.2±5.1Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38k 27% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$82,000±$12kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Ogunquit and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68k 15% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$262,200±$24kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,208±$438Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Andover and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest 66% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$4,595 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Andover and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.