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Cornish vs Dover vs Ogunquit vs Canton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Canton has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
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 | Cornish | Dover | Ogunquit | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
33,364Highest |
1,379 |
1,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.4±7.2 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Canton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.7%±6.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 15% below U.S. |
$94,829±$7k 17% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$52,458±$35kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $436,700±$20k 31% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$165,000±$50kLowest 50% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 20% below U.S. |
$1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
— | $485±$18Lowest 66% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$2,277 27% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.9%±33.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Dover School District | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Dover Senior High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.