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Guildhall vs Ogunquit vs Walpole

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the youngest population (median age 42.6).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Walpole has the most renters (30.1% 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.

MeasureGuildhallOgunquitWalpole
People
Population
371Lowest
1,379
3,690Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
46.5±10.4
20% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$82,617±$16kLowest
about the U.S. average
Guildhall and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$319,800±$48kLowest
4% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
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$1,165±$150Highest
18% below U.S.
Walpole and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625
48% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$6,078Highest
95% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.6%±21.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.2%±4.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #27 of 120 in NH
School district — — Fall Mountain Regional School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.