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Brookfield 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

Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
Cornwall has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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.

MeasureBrookfieldCornwallOgunquit
People
Population
1,486Highest
1,208Lowest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47±5.9Lowest
21% above U.S.
50.4±4.6
30% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.8%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Brookfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.4
U.S.: 17.2%
25.7%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
45.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,500±$23kLowest
22% 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
$339,300±$15kLowest
about the U.S. average
$458,000±$49k
38% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$975±$306Lowest
31% below U.S.
$1,125±$206Highest
20% below U.S.
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Cornwall and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,560
46% above U.S.
$6,726Highest
116% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
30.4%±27.8
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±65.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornwall and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
38% above U.S.
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
27.3%±10.4
U.S.: 15.1%
24.4%±6.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.