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Beecher Falls vs Canaan 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

Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Canaan has the most kids (15.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).

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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.

MeasureBeecher FallsCanaanOgunquit
People
Population
67Lowest
810
1,379Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-7.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.5±2.6
48% above U.S.
53.2±4.6Lowest
37% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9%±40.6
U.S.: 22%
15.8%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Canaan and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
32.8%±43.2
U.S.: 17.2%
28.5%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
5.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
13.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±21.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$26,042±$24kLowest
68% below U.S.
$55,606±$4k
31% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$98,100±$36kLowest
71% below U.S.
$201,900±$46k
39% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,438Lowest
22% below U.S.
$3,389
9% above U.S.
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
17.2%±63.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Canaan and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1950Lowest
30 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
0%±27.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.4%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Canaan School District —
High school in town — Canaan High School CTE Program —
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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.