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Ogunquit vs Mount Holly vs Peru
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 the most people working from home (43.3%).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Ogunquit | Mount Holly | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
1,415Highest |
434Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
53.5±8.2 38% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mount Holly 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% |
21.2%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Peru 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. |
$78,015±$19kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
| Peru 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. |
$296,900±$40kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$400,000±$105k 20% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,534±$1kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$1,271±$820Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Peru 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. |
$3,926Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,000Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±65.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Holly and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.