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Medway vs Ogunquit vs Franklin Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medway has the highest household income ($174k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Franklin Town has the most renters (21.8% rent).
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 | Medway | Ogunquit | Franklin Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,436 |
1,379Lowest |
33,154Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.3±1.9 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Medway and Franklin Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.3%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Franklin Town and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $173,750±$18kHighest 115% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$145,773±$9k 81% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $617,300±$21k 86% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$611,700±$17kLowest 84% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,575±$205Lowest 11% above U.S. |
— | $1,899±$156Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Franklin Town and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,730Highest 180% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,044 126% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±21.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Franklin Town and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #40 of 282 in MA | — | #64 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medway | — | Franklin · Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Medway High | — | Franklin High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.