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Baldwin vs Dover 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

Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
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.

MeasureBaldwinDoverOgunquit
People
Population
1,170Lowest
33,364Highest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.6±4.6
30% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
12.1%±3
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Dover and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.7%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dover and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,045±$8kLowest
16% below U.S.
$94,829±$7k
17% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$263,200±$38kLowest
21% below U.S.
$436,700±$20k
31% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,607±$100
14% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,540Lowest
19% below U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±42.9
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dover and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
8.8%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #64 of 120 in NH —
School district — Dover School District —
High school in town — Dover Senior High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.7
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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.