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Casco vs Concord vs Dover 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

Concord has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Dover has the youngest population (median age 36.9).
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.

MeasureCascoConcordDoverOgunquit
People
Population
3,696
44,375Highest
33,364
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52±3.3
34% above U.S.
40.7±1.3
5% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
11.3%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
17.2%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Concord and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.3%±7.8
U.S.: 17.2%
18.7%±1.5
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
52%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.4%±2.5
U.S.: 6.4%
6%±0.8
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dover and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$69,313±$19kLowest
14% below U.S.
$84,902±$5k
5% above U.S.
$94,829±$7k
17% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$355,500±$58k
7% above U.S.
$350,900±$13kLowest
5% above U.S.
$436,700±$20k
31% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,395±$184Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,441±$43
about the U.S. average
$1,607±$100Highest
14% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,085Lowest
about the U.S. average
$7,227
132% above U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.7%±35.5
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±5.2
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dover and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90%
U.S.: 65.2%
56.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
23 min
13% below U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
26.6%±10
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Casco 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 — #89 of 120 in NH #64 of 120 in NH —
School district RSU 61/MSAD 61 Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District Dover School District —
High school in town None in town Concord High School Dover Senior High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.0Highest
12.7Lowest
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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.