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Mendon vs Ogunquit vs Killington
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 affordable homes ($357k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Killington has the most renters (25.5% 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 | Mendon | Ogunquit | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,379Highest |
785Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+73.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 37% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
52.8±4.2Lowest 36% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Mendon and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±5.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killington and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$81,250±$39kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Ogunquit and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$488,400±$85k 47% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
— | $1,286±$483Highest 9% below U.S. |
| Killington and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 71% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$6,827Highest 119% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±25.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 36% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.7%±10.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school 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.