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Belvidere vs Ogunquit vs Montgomery

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 kids (22% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Montgomery has the most renters (19.3% rent).

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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.

MeasureBelvidereOgunquitMontgomery
People
Population
422Lowest
1,379Highest
1,047
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
51.5±11.3
32% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.5%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
Belvidere and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
33.9%±8.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±3.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Montgomery 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
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$53,289±$24kLowest
34% below 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±$51kLowest
28% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$323,200±$45k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,542±$1kHighest
9% above U.S.
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$868±$209Lowest
39% below U.S.
Belvidere and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,908Lowest
25% above U.S.
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
$4,326
39% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.6%±68Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Montgomery and Belvidere 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%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
37 min
41% above U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±7.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16%±5.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — — Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
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.