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Newburyport vs Ogunquit vs Northborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newburyport has the most renters (22.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Northborough has the most affordable homes ($620k 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 | Newburyport | Ogunquit | Northborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,652Highest |
1,379Lowest |
15,750 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.8±2.9 28% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
45±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Northborough and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Northborough and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $139,625±$21k 73% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$153,199±$19kHighest 90% above U.S. |
| Northborough and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $834,000±$37k 151% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$620,000±$24kLowest 86% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,592±$221Lowest 13% above U.S. |
— | $1,919±$269Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Northborough and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,944 155% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,983Highest 156% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±9.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.1%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Northborough and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.9%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #56 of 282 in MA | — | #35 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Newburyport | — | Northborough · Northboro-Southboro |
| High school in town | Newburyport High | — | Algonquin Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 10.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.