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Cornwall vs Ogunquit vs Reading

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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Reading has the most affordable homes ($377k median).

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.

MeasureCornwallOgunquitReading
People
Population
1,208
1,379Highest
699Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.4±4.6Lowest
30% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
51.1±7.6
31% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.7%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
Cornwall and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.7%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$85,000±$19kLowest
5% 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.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$377,200±$72kLowest
13% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$206Highest
20% below U.S.
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$1,100±$331Lowest
22% below U.S.
Cornwall and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,726Highest
116% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,754
84% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.9%±65.5
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
63.3%±31.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Reading and Cornwall 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%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
Work from home
24.4%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±10.6Lowest
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
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town None in town — None in town
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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.