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Clarendon vs Ogunquit vs Ira vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Wallingford has the most renters (42.9% 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 | Clarendon | Ogunquit | Ira | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
1,379 |
381Lowest |
643 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1 34% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
54.1±5.5 39% above U.S. |
47.7±22.3Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±9.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$71,827±$5k 11% below U.S. |
$80,714±$18k about the U.S. average |
| Ogunquit and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$272,900±$18k 18% below U.S. |
$239,000±$49k 28% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Highest 22% below U.S. |
— | $942±$52 33% below U.S. |
$927±$140Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Clarendon and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$4,473Highest 43% above U.S. |
$4,146 33% above U.S. |
$3,743 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
14.6%±16.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Clarendon and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
20 min 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — | — | — |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | — | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.