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Belvidere vs Newark 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

Belvidere has the most renters (13.9% rent).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).

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.

MeasureBelvidereNewarkOgunquit
People
Population
422Lowest
727
1,379Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
41.4±6
6% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
22%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.9%±5.1
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
0.6%±0.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,563±$18k
about the U.S. average
$72,929±$7kLowest
10% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$239,200±$51k
28% below U.S.
$229,900±$23kLowest
31% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,542±$1kLowest
9% above U.S.
$1,708±$97Highest
21% above U.S.
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Newark and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,908
25% above U.S.
$3,771Lowest
21% above U.S.
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
34 min
28% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
9.4%±7.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±8.2
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 —
High school 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.