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Great Barrington vs Ogunquit vs Alford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Great Barrington has the most kids (14.9% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Alford has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Great Barrington | Ogunquit | Alford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,202Highest |
1,379 |
433Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 49.7±4.2Lowest 28% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8 61% above U.S. |
63.1±2.4Highest 62% above U.S. |
| Alford and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
5.1%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 28.7%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
43%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Alford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,132±$11kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$121,042±$11kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Alford and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $494,300±$61kLowest 49% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$794,400±$144k 139% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Alford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,314±$239Lowest 7% below U.S. |
— | $1,750±$1kHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Alford and Great Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,935Highest 90% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$3,913Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.9%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Great Barrington and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.6%±6.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #139 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Berkshire Hills | — | — |
| High school in town | Monument Mt Regional High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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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.