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Ogunquit vs Wilder vs Windsor

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).
Windsor has the most kids (19.5% 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.

MeasureOgunquitWilderWindsor
People
Population
1,379Lowest
3,087
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+81.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
45.5±8.9
17% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Wilder 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%
27.3%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Windsor 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%
60.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
8.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wilder 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.
$75,143±$9k
7% below U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Wilder 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±$18k
18% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,142±$451Highest
19% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
Wilder and Windsor 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.
$5,505Highest
76% above U.S.
$5,209
67% 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%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
Wilder and Windsor 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%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
62.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
17 minLowest
37% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #61 of 70 in VT
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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.