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Haverhill vs Leominster vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Leominster has the most affordable homes ($380k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Haverhill | Leominster | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67,698Highest |
43,909 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.3±2.2 11% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Haverhill and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Leominster and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,326±$4k 9% above U.S. |
$83,816±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,900±$9k 36% above U.S. |
$380,400±$14kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,668±$49Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,354±$50Lowest 4% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,772 53% above U.S. |
$5,256Highest 69% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.2%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
62.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.5%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #243 of 282 in MA | #233 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Leominster | — |
| High school in town | Haverhill High | Leominster High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.