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Roxbury vs Ogunquit vs Marlborough

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the youngest population (median age 43.2).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Marlborough has the most kids (23.5% 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.

MeasureRoxburyOgunquitMarlborough
People
Population
299Lowest
1,379
2,207Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.2±17.7Lowest
11% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
46±9.2
18% above U.S.
Kids under 18
14.7%±11.5
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Marlborough and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.4%±10.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.7%±1.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
1.5%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$69,226±$14k
14% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$69,032±$9kLowest
14% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$323,100±$219k
about the U.S. average
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$267,200±$35kLowest
20% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,133±$323
20% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,787
86% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$6,362Highest
104% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
50.4%±25.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Marlborough and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
13.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
68.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 min
20% below U.S.
Work from home
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — — Marlborough School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.