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Mendon vs Ogunquit vs Wendell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Wendell has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
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 | Mendon | Ogunquit | Wendell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325Highest |
1,379 |
850Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Lowest 13% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
47.1±8.8 21% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Mendon and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$65,288±$14kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37k 85% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$290,300±$31kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Highest 30% above U.S. |
— | $1,239±$519Lowest 12% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213Highest 131% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$4,519 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.6%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.8%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #210 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | — | New Salem-Wendell |
| 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.