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Bartlett vs Dover vs Eliot 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

Bartlett has the most affordable homes ($371k median).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Eliot has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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.

MeasureBartlettDoverEliotOgunquit
People
Population
3,281
33,364Highest
7,146
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+14.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.4±4.7
48% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
50.8±5.9
31% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
7.5%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Dover and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±9.6
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.8%±6.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52%
U.S.: 35.7%
43.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Dover and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$59,754±$9kLowest
26% below U.S.
$94,829±$7k
17% above U.S.
$101,522±$10k
26% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,400±$78kLowest
12% above U.S.
$436,700±$20k
31% above U.S.
$498,900±$62k
50% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,676±$97
19% above U.S.
$1,607±$100Lowest
14% above U.S.
$1,948±$471Highest
38% above U.S.
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Eliot and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
$4,549
46% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
68.5%±37.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3
U.S.: 51.1%
55.1%±20.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bartlett and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79%
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
23 minLowest
15% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
13.5%±7.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
17.4%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #74 of 120 in NH #64 of 120 in NH #19 of 133 in ME —
School district Bartlett School District Dover School District RSU 35/MSAD 35 —
High school in town None in town Dover Senior High School None in town —
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.