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Charlotte vs Freeport vs Jericho 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

Charlotte has the highest household income ($144k).
Freeport has the most renters (22.4% rent).
Jericho has the most affordable homes ($493k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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.

MeasureCharlotteFreeportJerichoOgunquit
People
Population
3,916
8,802Highest
5,114
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52.2±5
34% above U.S.
48.8±4.3Lowest
25% above U.S.
49.7±5.1
28% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.6%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Charlotte and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.3%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
26.7%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
66.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
65.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Freeport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$144,375±$27kHighest
79% above U.S.
$107,326±$19kLowest
33% above U.S.
$116,923±$16k
45% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Charlotte and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$695,300±$53k
109% above U.S.
$508,400±$76k
53% above U.S.
$493,100±$38kLowest
48% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,738±$803Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,439±$123Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,731±$111
23% above U.S.
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Charlotte and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$9,221Highest
196% above U.S.
$5,042
62% above U.S.
$7,318
135% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
56.1%±28.6
U.S.: 51.1%
62%±18.9
U.S.: 51.1%
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
0.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
29.8%±8.6
U.S.: 15.1%
21.2%±5.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Charlotte 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 #3 of 70 in VT #4 of 133 in ME #6 of 70 in VT —
School district Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 RSU 05 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 —
High school in town None in town Freeport High School Mt. Mansfield Union High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.2Lowest
13.0Highest
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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.