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Croydon vs Ogunquit vs Windsor vs Sunapee

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Croydon has the youngest population (median age 43).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).

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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.

MeasureCroydonOgunquitWindsorSunapee
People
Population
798Lowest
1,379
2,060
3,416Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43±9.1Lowest
11% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
56.7±1.4
46% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.4%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8
U.S.: 17.2%
33.3%±7.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
50.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±3.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sunapee and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,333±$21k
22% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$101,393±$20k
26% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$317,300±$33k
5% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$393,000±$51k
18% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$991±$336Lowest
30% below U.S.
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$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
$1,713±$451Highest
21% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
$4,400
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
7.1%±75.3
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
34.6%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Sunapee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
Work from home
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #61 of 70 in VT #14 of 120 in NH
School district Croydon School District — — Sunapee School District
High school in town None in town — — Sunapee Sr. High School
Students per teacherat that high school — — —
11.9
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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.