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Barnet vs Bath vs Monroe 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

Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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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.

MeasureBarnetBathMonroeOgunquit
People
Population
1,855Highest
1,097
786Lowest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.7±5.3Lowest
23% above U.S.
48.6±8.6
25% above U.S.
51±10.4
31% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.6%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±7.6
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28.8%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.3%±8.9
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
26.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
1.1%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$67,386±$15kLowest
17% below U.S.
$67,813±$22k
16% below U.S.
$88,150±$7k
9% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$247,900±$24k
25% below U.S.
$234,400±$23kLowest
30% below U.S.
$312,700±$58k
6% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
$1,438±$309Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,104±$218
22% below U.S.
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Bath and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,489Highest
44% above U.S.
$4,413
41% above U.S.
$2,661Lowest
15% below U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
5.9%±61.3
U.S.: 51.1%
48%±39
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
88.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
26 minLowest
3% below U.S.
27 min
4% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
13.3%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
3.2%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Bath School District Monroe School District —
High school in town None in town None in town None in town —
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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.