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Ogunquit vs Mount Tabor vs Dover
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 expensive homes ($876k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Dover has the most affordable homes ($333k median).
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 Tabor | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
304Lowest |
1,466Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +60%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
53.5±8.3Lowest 38% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mount Tabor 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% |
10.2%±6.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Tabor 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% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Dover 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. |
— | $52,313±$7kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Dover 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. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$332,900±$55kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,510 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±17.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Ogunquit 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% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.2%±11.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| 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.