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Freeport vs Ogunquit vs Weathersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most renters (22.4% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Weathersfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
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 | Ogunquit | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 25% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
48.3±5.4Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.4%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Weathersfield 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. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$83,095±$12kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Ogunquit and Freeport 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. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$252,700±$50kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,401±$61Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Freeport and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 62% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$4,540 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
80.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weathersfield and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±14.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Weathersfield 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 | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | RSU 05 | — | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.