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Avon vs Ogunquit vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Avon | Ogunquit | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,379Highest |
484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1Lowest 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.8±8 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$32kLowest 16% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$65,417±$15k 12% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$154,900±$78k 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
— | $768±$116Highest 33% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,417Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.9%±59.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.