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Cabot vs Clarendon vs Ogunquit vs Walden

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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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.

MeasureCabotClarendonOgunquitWalden
People
Population
1,579
2,460Highest
1,379
1,037Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.3±6.6Lowest
4% above U.S.
52.3±4.1
34% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
48.8±3.2
25% above U.S.
Kids under 18
27.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
14.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
Cabot and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±6.4
U.S.: 17.2%
27.4%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
1.1%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,031±$16k
5% below U.S.
$59,609±$12kLowest
26% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$88,000±$15k
9% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$268,500±$77k
19% below U.S.
$220,900±$32kLowest
34% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$238,900±$23k
28% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,243±$354Highest
12% below U.S.
$1,096±$305
22% below U.S.
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$900±$136Lowest
36% below U.S.
Cabot and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,639Highest
49% above U.S.
$3,740Lowest
20% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,944
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±26.7
U.S.: 51.1%
48.4%±27.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.3%±86.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Walden and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
16 minLowest
40% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
21.4%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
9.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Mill River Unified Union School District #52 — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town — Mill River Union High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.4
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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.