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Mount Tabor vs Ogunquit vs Peru vs Weston
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).
Weston has the most kids (15.2% under 18).
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 | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,379Highest |
434 |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +10.1%Lowest 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. |
60.5±7 56% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Weston 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% |
15.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Weston 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%±10.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Weston 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$115,000±$20k 42% above U.S. |
| Peru and Weston 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±$105kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$537,700±$77k 62% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,271±$820Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weston and Peru 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% |
4.3% 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% |
91.4% 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. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below 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% |
31.2%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Weston 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.