Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Ogunquit vs Jay vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Waltham has the most renters (13.7% 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.
| Measure | Mount Tabor | Ogunquit | Jay | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,379Highest |
471 |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
52.1±10.5Lowest 34% above U.S. |
60.8±7.3 56% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.2%±7.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.8%±7.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Jay and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
45.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Waltham and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
39% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$74,792±$25kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$97,500±$14k 21% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$234,200±$45kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$329,700±$51k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | — | $1,096±$113Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$3,588Lowest 15% above U.S. |
$5,714Highest 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±58.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jay and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
2001Highest 21 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
40 min 50% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±13.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.