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Cumberland vs Devens 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
Cumberland has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Devens has the highest household income ($189k).
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.
| Measure | Cumberland | Devens | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,820Highest |
1,723 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
48.6±4.3 25% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
14%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Devens and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,522±$8k 46% above U.S. |
$189,250±$63kHighest 134% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,000±$15kLowest 30% above U.S. |
$556,800±$96k 67% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$109Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,500±$539Highest 6% above U.S. |
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| Devens and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,870 56% above U.S. |
$5,556Highest 78% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
85.4%±64.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Devens and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.5%±11.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Devens 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 | #18 of 38 in RI | — | — |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland | — | — |
| High school in town | Cumberland High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6 |
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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.