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Ossipee vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Loudon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ossipee has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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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.
| Measure | Ossipee | Gray | Ogunquit | Loudon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,521 |
8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
5,692 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±4.6 29% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
49.5±3.2 27% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.8%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Ossipee and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $90,521±$22kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$106,966±$16k 32% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Loudon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$363,400±$48k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,601±$245Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
— | $1,321±$465Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401 41% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$5,821Highest 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±30.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ossipee and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #100 of 120 in NH | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #99 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.