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Ogunquit vs Putney vs Westminster

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).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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.

MeasureOgunquitPutneyWestminster
People
Population
1,379
2,622Highest
497Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
37.2±5.2Lowest
4% below U.S.
43.3±11.5
11% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
28.4%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.1%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±11.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
45.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
20.4%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$79,706±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
$81,000±$22k
about the U.S. average
Ogunquit and Westminster 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.
$300,000±$44kLowest
10% below U.S.
$313,600±$39k
6% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$508±$482Lowest
64% below U.S.
$749±$315Highest
47% below U.S.
Westminster and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,313Highest
70% above U.S.
$4,480
44% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.2%±19.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
6.1%±43.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Putney and Westminster 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%
16%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
72.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
18 minLowest
32% below U.S.
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.9%±6.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
23.1%±15.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Westminster 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 — #32 of 70 in VT #53 of 70 in VT
School district — Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 —
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.