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Ogunquit vs Bath vs Goffstown

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Goffstown has the youngest population (median age 41.3).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitBathGoffstown
People
Population
1,379Lowest
8,815
18,513Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
45.4±3
17% above U.S.
41.3±3.1Lowest
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.5%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
16%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Goffstown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
19%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
14.5%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$69,390±$12kLowest
14% below U.S.
$113,958±$12k
41% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$310,900±$30kLowest
7% below U.S.
$377,400±$20k
13% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,044±$116Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,231±$161Highest
13% below U.S.
Goffstown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,847Lowest
23% above U.S.
$6,941Highest
123% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.3%±15.2
U.S.: 51.1%
58.1%±20Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Goffstown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
64.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±6
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #31 of 133 in ME #35 of 120 in NH
School district — RSU 01 - LKRSU Goffstown School District
High school in town — Morse High School Goffstown High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.8Highest
12.6Lowest
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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.