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Canaan vs Ogunquit vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most kids (14.7% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Enfield has the shortest commute (22 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.
| Measure | Canaan | Ogunquit | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,994 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
58.1±20 49% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Canaan and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.8%±12.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±7.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canaan and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6kLowest about the U.S. average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$99,330±$21k 23% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$277,900±$56k 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90 19% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985Highest 92% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$4,779 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.6%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 13.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
23.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.6%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #83 of 120 in NH | — | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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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.