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Bartlett vs Gray vs Kingston 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
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Kingston has the most renters (25.6% 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.
| Measure | Bartlett | Gray | Kingston | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,281 |
8,429Highest |
6,275 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.4±4.7 48% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
55.5±5.7 43% 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% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.5%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Kingston 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% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.7%±6 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray 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. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$105,330±$12k 30% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78k 12% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$492,900±$58k 48% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,393±$156 about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$7,906Highest 153% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±46.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bartlett and Gray 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% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 29% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±4.3 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #78 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bartlett School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Sanborn Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Sanborn Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.