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Morrisville vs Ogunquit vs Wilder

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morrisville has the most kids (15.1% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Wilder has the shortest commute (17 min average).

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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.

MeasureMorrisvilleOgunquitWilder
People
Population
2,664
1,379Lowest
3,087Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+81.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.3±6Lowest
16% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
45.5±8.9
17% above U.S.
Kids under 18
15.1%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
Morrisville and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.9%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
60.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.6%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.1%±3.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Morrisville and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,240±$15kLowest
15% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$75,143±$9k
7% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$276,300±$20k
17% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$273,200±$18kLowest
18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,289±$116Highest
9% below U.S.
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$1,142±$451Lowest
19% below U.S.
Morrisville and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,542
46% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,505Highest
76% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
49.5%±15.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.9%±17.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Morrisville and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
17.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
52.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
62.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Lowest
7 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
22 min
15% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
17 minLowest
37% below U.S.
Work from home
12.9%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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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.