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Mendon vs Ogunquit vs Rockingham vs Windsor

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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Rockingham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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.

MeasureMendonOgunquitRockinghamWindsor
People
Population
1,113Lowest
1,379
4,807Highest
3,554
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-8.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.4±10.5
37% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
46.4±2.6
19% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% 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%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.8%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Rockingham 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.
$70,857±$16k
12% below U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
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±$44k
7% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$210,900±$14k
37% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,230±$651Highest
13% below U.S.
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$1,062±$101
25% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
Mendon and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,342Highest
71% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,887
57% above U.S.
$5,209
67% 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%
46.7%±13.7
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
16.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
61.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 minLowest
36% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
20 min
25% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
22.5%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.9%±7.1
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #65 of 70 in VT #61 of 70 in VT
School district — — Rockingham 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.