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Essex Junction vs Ogunquit vs Montpelier
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Essex Junction has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% 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.
| Measure | Essex Junction | Ogunquit | Montpelier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,803Highest |
1,379Lowest |
8,014 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±3.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
42.3±2.4 9% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Essex Junction and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Essex Junction and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,257±$16k 11% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$81,030±$6kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Ogunquit and Essex Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$20k 22% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$375,100±$21kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,544±$135Highest 9% above U.S. |
— | $1,302±$113Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Essex Junction and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,797 118% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.3%±14.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.4%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Essex Junction and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
53.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 27% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.9%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Montpelier 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 | #14 of 70 in VT | — | #9 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 | — | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 |
| High school in town | Essex High School | — | Montpelier High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.