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Ogunquit vs Wilder vs Sutton

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%).
Wilder has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Sutton has the most kids (20.5% under 18).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitWilderSutton
People
Population
1,379Lowest
3,087Highest
2,239
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+81.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
45.5±8.9Lowest
17% above U.S.
48.1±4.1
24% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
60.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Wilder and Sutton 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.
$75,143±$9kLowest
7% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
Sutton 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.
$273,200±$18kLowest
18% below U.S.
$362,600±$16k
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,142±$451Lowest
19% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
Sutton and Wilder 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.
$5,505
76% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.9%±17.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Wilder and Sutton 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%
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
17 minLowest
37% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — — Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — — Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.4
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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.