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Ogunquit vs Mendon vs Northport

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%).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Northport has the most renters (12.4% rent).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitMendonNorthport
People
Population
1,379
1,113Lowest
1,621Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
53.4±10.5Lowest
37% above U.S.
56.6±3.8
46% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.9%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
Mendon and Northport 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%
29%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
39.2%±3.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
49.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$100,524±$23k
25% above U.S.
$73,523±$8kLowest
9% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Mendon 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.
$357,000±$44k
7% above U.S.
$343,400±$36kLowest
3% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,230±$651Highest
13% below U.S.
$1,088±$299Lowest
23% below U.S.
Mendon and Northport 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.
$5,342Highest
71% above U.S.
$2,721Lowest
13% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
88.6%±42.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Northport 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%
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
17 minLowest
36% below U.S.
25 min
6% below U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.5%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
15.2%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Northport Public Schools
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.