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Ogunquit vs Tunbridge vs Newark

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%).
Tunbridge has the most renters (15.8% rent).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitTunbridgeNewark
People
Population
1,379Highest
1,253
727Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
42.7±8.3
10% above U.S.
41.4±6Lowest
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
22%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Newark and Tunbridge 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%
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
19.9%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
41%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
0.6%±0.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Tunbridge 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.
$89,464±$26k
11% above U.S.
$72,929±$7kLowest
10% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Tunbridge 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.
$315,300±$23k
5% below U.S.
$229,900±$23kLowest
31% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,346±$128Lowest
5% below U.S.
$1,708±$97Highest
21% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$4,645Highest
49% above U.S.
$3,771Lowest
21% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Newark 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%
14.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
31 min
16% above U.S.
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±8.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — First Branch Unified School District #82 Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school in town — None 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.