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Dunbarton vs Naples 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

Dunbarton has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Naples has the most affordable homes ($340k median).
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.

MeasureDunbartonNaplesOgunquit
People
Population
3,097
3,985Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48±3.7Lowest
23% above U.S.
49.8±6.8
28% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±4
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Dunbarton and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.3%±5.4
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
37.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$124,348±$21kHighest
54% above U.S.
$78,188±$13kLowest
3% below U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Dunbarton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$484,100±$33k
46% above U.S.
$340,100±$48kLowest
about the U.S. average
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,166±$70Lowest
17% below U.S.
$1,941±$625Highest
37% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,233Highest
164% above U.S.
$2,784Lowest
11% below U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54.7%±60.7
U.S.: 51.1%
59.9%±40.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Naples and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1990Highest
10 yrs newer than U.S.
1988
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 min
27% above U.S.
38 minHighest
45% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
12.6%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
26.7%±11.8
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Naples 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 #33 of 120 in NH #118 of 133 in ME —
School district Dunbarton School District RSU 61/MSAD 61 —
High school in town None in town Lake Region High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.7
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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.