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Bristol vs Cumberland 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
Bristol has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Cumberland has the most kids (23.4% 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.
| Measure | Bristol | Cumberland | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,220 |
36,820Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±2.2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
43.5±1.2 12% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,764±$8kLowest 21% above U.S. |
$117,522±$8kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Cumberland and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,000±$25k 46% above U.S. |
$431,000±$15kLowest 30% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,579±$118Highest 12% above U.S. |
$1,379±$109Lowest about the U.S. average |
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| Bristol and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,393Highest 73% above U.S. |
$4,870 56% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.9%±9.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cumberland and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 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 | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 38 in RI | #18 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Bristol Warren | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland | — |
| High school in town | Mt. Hope High School | Cumberland High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
13.6Highest |
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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.