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Brownfield vs Dover 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

Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
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.

MeasureBrownfieldDoverOgunquit
People
Population
1,830
33,364Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.9±6.8
about the U.S. average
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
26.7%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
18.5%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Dover and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,889±$5kLowest
25% below U.S.
$94,829±$7k
17% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$287,500±$36kLowest
14% below U.S.
$436,700±$20k
31% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,617±$554Highest
14% above U.S.
$1,607±$100Lowest
14% above U.S.
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Brownfield and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,976Lowest
5% below U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.8%±43.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Brownfield and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
44 minHighest
67% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
9.5%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #64 of 120 in NH —
School district RSU 72/MSAD 72 Dover School District —
High school in town None in town Dover Senior High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.7
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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.