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Middleton vs Natick vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the highest household income ($167k).
Natick has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Middleton | Natick | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816 |
36,873Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
43.3±1.4 11% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±1.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Natick and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
70.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Natick and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$138,538±$11k 72% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
| Middleton and Natick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48kLowest 123% above U.S. |
$821,000±$25k 147% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Natick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,134±$124Highest 51% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785 182% above U.S. |
$8,914Highest 186% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±6.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Natick and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.1%±1.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 282 in MA | #48 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Middleton | Natick | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Natick High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.