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Bridport vs Chittenden vs Cornwall 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

Bridport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Chittenden has the most affordable homes ($347k median).
Cornwall has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
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.

MeasureBridportChittendenCornwallOgunquit
People
Population
1,235
1,318
1,208Lowest
1,379Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.5±7.3Lowest
27% above U.S.
50.8±6.3
31% above U.S.
50.4±4.6
30% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
16.6%±5
U.S.: 22%
13.8%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
21.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.7%±6.1
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
51.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
54.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.9%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$83,214±$18kLowest
3% above U.S.
$106,250±$28k
32% above U.S.
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Cornwall and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$367,200±$35k
10% above U.S.
$346,800±$35kLowest
4% above U.S.
$458,000±$49k
38% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,184±$103Highest
16% below U.S.
$1,125±$488Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,125±$206Lowest
20% below U.S.
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Bridport and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,519
77% above U.S.
$5,346
71% above U.S.
$6,726Highest
116% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.8%±51.6
U.S.: 51.1%
14.8%±55.7
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±65.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
12.7%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
24.4%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Barstow Unified Union School District #49 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 —
High school in town None in town None 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.