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Douglas vs Mansfield 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

Douglas has the most affordable homes ($471k median).
Mansfield has the most renters (26.9% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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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.

MeasureDouglasMansfieldOgunquit
People
Population
9,207
23,931Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44±2.6
13% above U.S.
41.4±1.3Lowest
6% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.2%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
22.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Mansfield and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.4%±2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
51.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Mansfield and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$152,267±$10kHighest
89% above U.S.
$125,273±$15k
55% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kLowest
42% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$470,600±$29kLowest
41% above U.S.
$603,500±$28k
81% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,503±$697Lowest
6% above U.S.
$1,803±$147Highest
28% above U.S.
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Mansfield and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,338
103% above U.S.
$7,226Highest
132% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.9%±17.4
U.S.: 51.1%
38.2%±8.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Mansfield and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
73.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
33 min
25% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
20.9%±4.9
U.S.: 15.1%
20%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #177 of 282 in MA #60 of 282 in MA —
School district Douglas Mansfield —
High school in town Douglas High School Mansfield High —
Students per teacherat that high school
7.2Lowest
11.1Highest
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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.