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Middlesex vs Ogunquit vs Pomfret

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Pomfret has the most renters (18.7% 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.

MeasureMiddlesexOgunquitPomfret
People
Population
1,943Highest
1,379
908Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±3.9Lowest
14% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
53.4±12.1
37% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±6
U.S.: 22%
Middlesex and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.6%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.5%±6.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
58%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Middlesex and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$109,632±$13k
36% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$84,229±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$376,300±$40kLowest
13% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$399,200±$144k
20% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$359Highest
6% below U.S.
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$1,170±$98Lowest
17% below U.S.
Middlesex and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,483
108% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$6,722Highest
116% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
24%±22.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Pomfret and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
4% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
Work from home
28.4%±10.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
30.3%±10.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 — Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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.