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Calais vs Jericho vs Marshfield 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

Jericho has the highest household income ($117k).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($214k 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.

MeasureCalaisJerichoMarshfieldOgunquit
People
Population
1,713
5,114Highest
1,863
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42±8.6
8% above U.S.
49.7±5.1
28% above U.S.
38.7±6.1Lowest
about the U.S. average
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22.5%±5.4
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
24.2%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Marshfield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.6%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
55.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
65.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
38.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.4%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Calais and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,625±$27k
25% above U.S.
$116,923±$16kHighest
45% above U.S.
$60,313±$10kLowest
25% below U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Jericho and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$390,300±$36k
17% above U.S.
$493,100±$38k
48% above U.S.
$214,100±$37kLowest
36% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,408±$392
about the U.S. average
$1,731±$111Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,317±$126Lowest
7% below U.S.
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Jericho and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,586
111% above U.S.
$7,318Highest
135% above U.S.
$3,668Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
49%±38.3
U.S.: 51.1%
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
65.7%±73.8
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
84.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1972Lowest
8 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
18% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
9% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
23.4%±7.1
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±6.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.5%±7.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Marshfield 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 — #6 of 70 in VT — —
School district Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 — —
High school in town None in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School — —
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.0
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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.