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Canaan vs Ogunquit vs Charleston
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 (15.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Charleston has the most renters (12.9% rent).
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 | Charleston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
1,379Highest |
936 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±4.6Lowest 37% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
58.4±9.3 50% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
11.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Canaan and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
37.7%±8.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
13.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,606±$4k 31% below U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$49,286±$17kLowest 39% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,900±$46kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$238,000±$53k 28% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $979±$444 31% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,389Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$4,473Highest 43% above U.S. |
$3,750 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±63.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±26.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Charleston and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.4%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.7%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Canaan School District | — | Charleston School District |
| High school in town | Canaan High School CTE Program | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.