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Bolton vs Cabot vs Ogunquit vs Duxbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bolton has the youngest population (median age 36.3).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Duxbury has the shortest commute (23 min average).

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.

MeasureBoltonCabotOgunquitDuxbury
People
Population
1,163Lowest
1,579Highest
1,379
1,548
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
36.3±1.7Lowest
7% below U.S.
40.3±6.6
4% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
37.5±4.4
4% below U.S.
Kids under 18
14.9%±4
U.S.: 22%
27.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.8%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
6.7%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±6.4
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
6.5%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Duxbury and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$111,125±$17k
38% above U.S.
$77,031±$16kLowest
5% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$105,208±$25k
30% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$311,600±$42k
6% below U.S.
$268,500±$77kLowest
19% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$364,600±$27k
10% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,299±$273
8% below U.S.
$1,243±$354Lowest
12% below U.S.
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$1,318±$407Highest
7% below U.S.
Duxbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,826
55% above U.S.
$4,639
49% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$6,564Highest
110% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28%±30.8
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±26.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
21.2%±21
U.S.: 51.1%
Cabot and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
Work from home
22.9%±8.2
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 — — Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town None in town — — Harwood Union Middle/High School
Students per teacherat that high school — — —
9.6
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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.