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Cornwall vs Gray vs Middlebury 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
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Cornwall | Gray | Middlebury | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
8,429 |
9,175Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 30% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49k 38% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$409,700±$30k 23% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,156±$113 18% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726 116% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.