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Ogunquit vs Windham vs Stoneham

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%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($389k median).
Stoneham has the most renters (29% rent).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitWindhamStoneham
People
Population
1,379Lowest
19,188
23,355Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
42.2±2.2
8% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Stoneham and Windham 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%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
55.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.7%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Stoneham 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.
$107,934±$14kLowest
34% above U.S.
$113,964±$10k
41% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Stoneham 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.
$388,900±$22kLowest
17% above U.S.
$671,900±$26k
102% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,232±$332Lowest
13% below U.S.
$2,035±$142Highest
44% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,938Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,523Highest
109% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7
U.S.: 51.1%
41.9%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Stoneham and Windham 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%
3.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
71%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1964Lowest
16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.6%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #95 of 133 in ME #117 of 282 in MA
School district — RSU 14 Stoneham
High school in town — Windham High School Stoneham High
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.1Highest
10.7Lowest
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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.