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Langdon vs Ogunquit vs Plainfield

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Langdon has the most affordable homes ($282k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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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.

MeasureLangdonOgunquitPlainfield
People
Population
805Lowest
1,379
2,522Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.3±12.6
9% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
38.9±6.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
23.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
Langdon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Plainfield and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,917±$31kLowest
21% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$122,656±$13kHighest
52% above U.S.
Plainfield and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$281,900±$18kLowest
15% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$442,400±$47k
33% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,417±$285Lowest
about the U.S. average
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$1,674±$181Highest
18% above U.S.
Plainfield and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,492
76% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$7,904Highest
153% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50%±81.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Langdon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
14.6%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #19 of 120 in NH
School district Fall Mountain Regional School District — Plainfield School District
High school in town Fall Mountain Regional High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
13.7
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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.