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Gray vs Hooksett vs Ogunquit vs Wilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Wilton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1971).
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 | Gray | Hooksett | Ogunquit | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
5,876 |
1,379Lowest |
3,960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
42.6±2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
46.8±5.2 20% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$101,053±$25k 25% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$114,349±$21kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Wilton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$348,100±$32kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$381,500±$23k 15% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
— | $1,382±$70 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,960 59% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$7,612Highest 144% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±39.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #30 of 120 in NH | — | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | — | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | — | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | — | 9.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.