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Ogunquit vs Gray vs Hamilton

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%).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Hamilton has the most kids (24% 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.

MeasureOgunquitGrayHamilton
People
Population
1,379Lowest
8,429Highest
7,600
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
43.5±2.1
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
24%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Hamilton and Gray 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%
19.3%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.9%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
68.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
6.7%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hamilton and Gray 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.
$95,236±$8kLowest
18% above U.S.
$129,833±$14kHighest
61% above U.S.
Hamilton and Ogunquit 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.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
$720,000±$36k
116% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,371±$89Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,794±$394Highest
27% above U.S.
Hamilton and Gray 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.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24
U.S.: 51.1%
65.8%±23.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hamilton and Gray 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%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
8% above U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
26.3%±5.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Hamilton 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 — #10 of 133 in ME #36 of 282 in MA
School district — RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences Hamilton-Wenham
High school in town — Gray-New Gloucester High School Hamilton-Wenham Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.5Highest
11.8Lowest
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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.