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Mount Tabor vs Ogunquit vs Weston 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 youngest population (median age 57.8).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Weston has the most kids (15.2% under 18).
Waltham has the most affordable homes ($330k 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 | Weston | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,379Highest |
685 |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Lowest 49% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
60.5±7 56% 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% |
15.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.8%±7.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Weston and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
45.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Waltham and Weston 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% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest 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±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$97,500±$14kLowest 21% above U.S. |
| Weston 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. |
$537,700±$77k 62% above U.S. |
$329,700±$51kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
$1,096±$113Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| 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. |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
$5,714 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±58.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weston 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% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% 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. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below 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% |
31.2%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.7 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.