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Marlborough vs Ogunquit vs Troy

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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Troy has the youngest population (median age 40.2).

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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.

MeasureMarlboroughOgunquitTroy
People
Population
2,207Highest
1,379Lowest
2,005
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46±9.2
18% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
40.2±5Lowest
3% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.5%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.2%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
Marlborough and Troy 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%
14.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.5%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.1%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Troy 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.
$88,871±$14k
10% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$267,200±$35k
20% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$266,600±$39kLowest
20% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,133±$323Highest
20% below U.S.
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$1,024±$331Lowest
28% below U.S.
Marlborough and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,362Highest
104% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,229
68% 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%
43.1%±27.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Marlborough and Troy 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%
4.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
68.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
25 min
4% below U.S.
Work from home
12.3%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Marlborough School District — Monadnock Regional School District
High school in town None in town — None in town
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Old photos in History 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.