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Barrington vs Bath 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

Barrington has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% 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.

MeasureBarringtonBathOgunquit
People
Population
9,489Highest
8,815
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
38.7±2.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
45.4±3
17% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.7%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.5%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
15.6%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Bath and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$110,323±$14k
37% above U.S.
$69,390±$12kLowest
14% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$399,100±$30k
20% above U.S.
$310,900±$30kLowest
7% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,867±$194Highest
32% above U.S.
$1,044±$116Lowest
26% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,121Highest
128% above U.S.
$3,847Lowest
23% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
63.1%±25.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.3%±15.2
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barrington and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87%
U.S.: 65.2%
64.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
18.7%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #65 of 120 in NH #31 of 133 in ME —
School district Barrington School District RSU 01 - LKRSU —
High school in town None in town Morse High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.8
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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.