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North Hartland vs Ogunquit vs Plainfield

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Hartland has the most renters (46% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Plainfield has the most kids (23.4% 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.

MeasureNorth HartlandOgunquitPlainfield
People
Population
322Lowest
1,379
2,522Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
59.2±4.6
52% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
38.9±6.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
Ogunquit and North Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.4%±17.2
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Plainfield and North Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23%±12.3
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and North Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Plainfield and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,161±$50kLowest
37% below U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$122,656±$13kHighest
52% above U.S.
Plainfield and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,000±$354kLowest
26% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$442,400±$47k
33% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,674±$181
18% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly —
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$7,904Highest
153% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.2%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1
U.S.: 51.1%
North Hartland and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
28.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
54%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
24 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
22 min
17% below U.S.
Work from home
0%±8.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #19 of 120 in NH
School district — — Plainfield School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.