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Marblehead vs Ogunquit vs Marblehead

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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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.

MeasureMarbleheadOgunquitMarblehead
People
Population
20,413Highest
1,379Lowest
20,413Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.1±2Lowest
26% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
49.1±2Lowest
26% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22.3%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.3%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
22.7%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.7%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
78.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
78.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$182,132±$28kHighest
126% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kLowest
42% above U.S.
$182,132±$28kHighest
126% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$943,900±$31kHighest
184% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kLowest
163% above U.S.
$943,900±$31kHighest
184% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,764±$147
25% above U.S.
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$1,764±$147
25% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,309Highest
166% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$8,309Highest
166% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
49.5%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
49.5%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
4.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1944Lowest
36 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1944Lowest
36 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
Work from home
34%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
34%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Marblehead 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 #47 of 282 in MA — #47 of 282 in MA
School district — — Marblehead
High school in town — — Marblehead High
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.7
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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.