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Carroll vs Lyman 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

Carroll has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Lyman has the most kids (12.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).

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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.

MeasureCarrollLymanOgunquit
People
Population
659
464Lowest
1,379Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.4±4.8
60% above U.S.
60.8±6.5Lowest
56% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
7%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
12.3%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Lyman and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
39.5%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
38.6%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
27.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
1.5%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,821±$26kLowest
20% below U.S.
$71,042±$17k
12% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Lyman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$261,500±$42kLowest
21% below U.S.
$311,100±$66k
6% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,078±$241Lowest
24% below U.S.
$1,147±$81Highest
19% below U.S.
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Lyman and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,356Lowest
8% above U.S.
$3,981
28% above U.S.
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28%±47.5
U.S.: 51.1%
58.3%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Lyman and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
89.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
18% below U.S.
24 min
9% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
4.6%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
3.7%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
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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.