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Hopkinton vs Ogunquit vs Gray

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hopkinton has the highest household income ($137k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).

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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.

MeasureHopkintonOgunquitGray
People
Population
6,037
1,379Lowest
8,429Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45±2.8
16% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Gray and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.9%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.9%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Hopkinton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$137,477±$21kHighest
70% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$95,236±$8kLowest
18% above U.S.
Hopkinton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$506,900±$54k
52% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,270±$129Lowest
10% below U.S.
—
$1,371±$89Highest
about the U.S. average
Gray and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.4%±6
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
8% above U.S.
Work from home
23.8%±8.8
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #28 of 120 in NH — #10 of 133 in ME
School district Hopkinton School District — RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences
High school in town Hopkinton High School — Gray-New Gloucester High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.0Lowest
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12.5Highest
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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.