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Clinton vs Hudson 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

Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Hudson has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
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.

MeasureClintonHudsonOgunquit
People
Population
15,563
20,077Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+13.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
38.6±2.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.9±1.7
10% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.8%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
19.3%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Hudson and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.5%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.1%±2.3
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.9%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Clinton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,781±$10kLowest
11% above U.S.
$103,400±$13k
28% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$387,300±$19kLowest
16% above U.S.
$496,800±$22k
49% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,402±$76Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,406±$82Highest
about the U.S. average
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Hudson and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,654
49% above U.S.
$6,892Highest
121% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.3%±6.4
U.S.: 51.1%
40.8%±8.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hudson and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
54.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
24 yrs older than U.S.
1970
10 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above U.S.
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
14.2%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.6%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #246 of 282 in MA #224 of 282 in MA —
School district Clinton Hudson —
High school in town Clinton Senior High Hudson High —
Students per teacherat that high school
12.8Highest
10.2Lowest
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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.