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Edgecomb vs Ogunquit vs Derry

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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Derry has the most renters (40.9% rent).

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.

MeasureEdgecombOgunquitDerry
People
Population
1,251Lowest
1,379
21,339Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41±8.8Lowest
5% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
41±3Lowest
5% above U.S.
Kids under 18
16.9%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Derry 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%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.8%±2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.2%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Edgecomb and Derry 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.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$91,673±$11kLowest
14% 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±$36kLowest
5% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$391,200±$23k
18% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,549±$137
10% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,577Lowest
15% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$7,278Highest
133% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
21.1%±43.8
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.7%±9.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Derry and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
12.3%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #60 of 120 in NH
School district Edgecomb Public Schools — —
High school in town None in town — —
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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.