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Cabot vs Ogunquit vs Pownal 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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Pownal has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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.

MeasureCabotOgunquitPownalTunbridge
People
Population
1,579
1,379
3,265Highest
1,253Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.3±6.6Lowest
4% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
49±9.1
26% above U.S.
42.7±8.3
10% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.4%±5.3
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
Cabot and Tunbridge 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%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.5%±6.3
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.5Lowest
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.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$64,163±$21kLowest
21% below 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.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$256,600±$32kLowest
23% below U.S.
$315,300±$23k
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,243±$354
12% below U.S.
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$944±$139Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,346±$128Highest
5% below U.S.
Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,639
49% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,560Lowest
14% above U.S.
$4,645Highest
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±26.7
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.4%±18.5
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Pownal 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%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
21.4%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±6.7Lowest
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
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #67 of 70 in VT —
School district — — Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 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.