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Gill vs Ogunquit vs Turners Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Turners Falls has the most renters (44.3% 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 | Gill | Ogunquit | Turners Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740 |
1,379Lowest |
4,124Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 13% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
42.9±4.3Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±8.7 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Turners Falls and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gill and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,208±$14k 12% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$54,772±$5kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$17k about the U.S. average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$246,700±$18kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246Highest 16% below U.S. |
— | $1,116±$140Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Gill and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,318 38% above U.S. |
$4,473Highest 43% above U.S. |
$3,650Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.9%±11.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gill and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Gill-Montague | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.