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Edgecomb vs Ogunquit vs Wolfeboro

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 most affordable homes ($348k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Wolfeboro has the most renters (21.9% 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.

MeasureEdgecombOgunquitWolfeboro
People
Population
1,251Lowest
1,379
6,571Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41±8.8Lowest
5% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
57±1.8
47% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.9%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
13.7%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Edgecomb and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.5%±7.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
34.6%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
45%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.8Lowest
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.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$94,375±$22kLowest
17% 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.
$546,500±$60k
64% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,103±$76
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,577Lowest
15% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$4,531Highest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
21.1%±43.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±11.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Edgecomb and Wolfeboro 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%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%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 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 min
10% below U.S.
Work from home
12.3%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #46 of 120 in NH
School district Edgecomb Public Schools — Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town None in town — Kingswood Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.1
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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.