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Concord vs North Berwick 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 renters (43.2% rent).
North Berwick has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
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.

MeasureConcordNorth BerwickOgunquit
People
Population
44,375Highest
5,129
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±1.3Lowest
5% above U.S.
41.6±4.7
7% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.2%±1.3
U.S.: 22%
21.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
North Berwick and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.7%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
29%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6%±0.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.7%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Concord and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,902±$5kLowest
5% above U.S.
$101,875±$16k
26% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$350,900±$13kLowest
5% above U.S.
$428,500±$33k
29% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,441±$43Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,105±$116Lowest
22% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,227Highest
132% above U.S.
$3,735Lowest
20% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±5.2
U.S.: 51.1%
66.2%±28.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
North Berwick and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
56.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
31 minHighest
18% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
14.1%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #89 of 120 in NH #82 of 133 in ME —
School district Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District RSU 60/MSAD 60 —
High school in town Concord High School Noble High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Highest
12.0Lowest
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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.