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Edgecomb vs Milton 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

Edgecomb has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Milton has the most kids (18.4% under 18).
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.

MeasureEdgecombMiltonOgunquit
People
Population
1,251Lowest
4,538Highest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41±8.8Lowest
5% above U.S.
45.7±2.4
17% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
16.9%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
18.4%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Milton and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.5%±7.2
U.S.: 17.2%
16.1%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
21.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Edgecomb and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,750±$18k
35% above U.S.
$94,493±$27kLowest
17% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$348,400±$36k
5% above U.S.
$318,400±$34kLowest
4% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,587±$318
12% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,577Lowest
15% above U.S.
$5,663Highest
82% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
21.1%±43.8
U.S.: 51.1%
63.7%±24.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Milton and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
33 minHighest
26% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
12.3%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.9%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #116 of 120 in NH —
School district Edgecomb Public Schools Milton School District —
High school in town None in town Nute High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.6
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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.