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Canaan vs Ogunquit vs Orange
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 renters (22.7% rent).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Orange has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
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 | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811Highest |
1,379 |
320Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.7 14% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Canaan 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% |
20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canaan and Orange 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±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
| Orange and Ogunquit 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. |
$302,600±$35k 9% 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. |
$5,132 65% 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% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Canaan and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #83 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.