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Ogunquit vs Westminster 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).
Westminster has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Dover has the most renters (18.9% rent).
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 | Westminster | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
2,999Highest |
1,466 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+60% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Lowest 38% above U.S. |
53.5±8.3Lowest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±5.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Dover 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% |
27.6%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Dover 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% |
46.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Ogunquit 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. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$52,313±$7kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| 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. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$332,900±$55k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126Highest 35% below U.S. |
$670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 43% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$4,510Highest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Dover 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% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.2%±11.1Lowest 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.