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Mount Tabor vs Ogunquit vs Peru vs Sandgate
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).
Peru has the youngest population (median age 45.3).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
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 | Peru | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,379Highest |
434 |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6Lowest 16% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4 43% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mount Tabor 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% |
8.5%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sandgate and Mount Tabor 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%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Tabor 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% |
54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Peru and Ogunquit 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. |
$400,000±$105k 20% above U.S. |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,271±$820Lowest 10% below U.S. |
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| Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Peru and Mount Tabor 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.