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Jay vs Mount Tabor vs Ogunquit vs Middletown Springs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Middletown Springs has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Jay | Mount Tabor | Ogunquit | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 471 |
304Lowest |
1,379Highest |
747 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±10.5 34% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
49.2±5.1Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±7.3 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Middletown Springs and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $74,792±$25kLowest 7% below U.S. |
— | $114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$82,000±$12k about the U.S. average |
| Ogunquit and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,200±$45kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$262,200±$24k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,208±$438Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Lowest 15% above U.S. |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$4,595 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jay and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 50% above U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.3%±13.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.