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Marlborough vs Ogunquit vs Roxbury

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marlborough has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Roxbury has the youngest population (median age 43.2).

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.

MeasureMarlboroughOgunquitRoxbury
People
Population
2,207Highest
1,379
299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
46±9.2
18% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.2±17.7Lowest
11% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.5%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±11.5
U.S.: 22%
Marlborough and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.7%±1.7
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±10.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.5%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$69,032±$9kLowest
14% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$69,226±$14k
14% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$267,200±$35kLowest
20% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$323,100±$219k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,133±$323
20% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,362Highest
104% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,787
86% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50.4%±25.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Marlborough and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
68.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
20% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
Work from home
12.3%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Marlborough School District — —
High school in town None in town — —
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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.