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Clarendon vs Ogunquit vs Walden

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 shortest commute (16 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Walden has the youngest population (median age 48.8).

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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.

MeasureClarendonOgunquitWalden
People
Population
2,460Highest
1,379
1,037Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52.3±4.1
34% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
48.8±3.2Lowest
25% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.6%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
14.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
Clarendon and Walden 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%
20.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Walden 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.
$88,000±$15k
9% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Walden 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.
$238,900±$23k
28% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,096±$305Highest
22% below U.S.
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$900±$136Lowest
36% below U.S.
Clarendon and Walden 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.
$3,944
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.4%±27.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.3%±86.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Walden and Clarendon 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%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
16 minLowest
40% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
9.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Mill River Unified Union School District #52 — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town Mill River Union High School — None in town
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.