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Freeport vs Middlesex vs Montpelier 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
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Freeport | Middlesex | Montpelier | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,943 |
8,014 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 25% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9 14% above U.S. |
42.3±2.4Lowest 9% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19k 33% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13k 36% above U.S. |
$81,030±$6kLowest about the U.S. average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76k 53% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40k 13% above U.S. |
$375,100±$21kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
$1,302±$113Lowest 8% below U.S. |
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| Freeport and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042 62% above U.S. |
$6,483 108% above U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.4%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
53.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Middlesex 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | — | #9 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | — |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | None in town | Montpelier High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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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.