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Enfield vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Bartlett

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bartlett has the most renters (21% 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.

MeasureEnfieldGrayOgunquitBartlett
People
Population
4,475
8,429Highest
1,379Lowest
3,281
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
58.3±5.4
50% above U.S.
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
57.4±4.7
48% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
7.9%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
19%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
7.5%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
30.7%±7.6
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±9.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
43%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±3.4
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$95,474±$19k
18% above U.S.
$95,236±$8k
18% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$59,754±$9kLowest
26% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$390,800±$71k
17% above U.S.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$371,400±$78k
12% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,181±$563Lowest
16% below U.S.
$1,371±$89
about the U.S. average
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$1,676±$97Highest
19% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,203Highest
99% above U.S.
$3,683
18% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.8%±16.7
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
68.5%±37.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bartlett and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
16.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
10% below U.S.
29 min
8% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
11%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±7.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #5 of 120 in NH #10 of 133 in ME — #74 of 120 in NH
School district Mascoma Valley Regional School District RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences — Bartlett School District
High school in town None in town Gray-New Gloucester High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.5
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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.