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Cabot vs Newark vs Ogunquit vs Tunbridge

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).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
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.

MeasureCabotNewarkOgunquitTunbridge
People
Population
1,579Highest
727Lowest
1,379
1,253
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.3±6.6Lowest
4% above U.S.
41.4±6
6% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
42.7±8.3
10% above U.S.
Kids under 18
27.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
22%±3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
Cabot and Newark 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%
19.9%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
41%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
0.6%±0.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Tunbridge 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.
$72,929±$7kLowest
10% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$89,464±$26k
11% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Tunbridge 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.
$229,900±$23kLowest
31% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$315,300±$23k
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,243±$354Lowest
12% below U.S.
$1,708±$97Highest
21% above U.S.
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$1,346±$128
5% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,639
49% above U.S.
$3,771Lowest
21% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$4,645Highest
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±26.7
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Cabot 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%
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above U.S.
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
31 min
16% above U.S.
Work from home
21.4%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±8.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 — First Branch Unified School District #82
High school 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.