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Ryegate vs Ogunquit vs Bath

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ryegate has the youngest population (median age 41.2).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bath has the shortest commute (26 min average).

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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.

MeasureRyegateOgunquitBath
People
Population
1,059Lowest
1,379Highest
1,097
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.2±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
48.6±8.6
25% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.2%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
Ryegate and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.1%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$66,484±$15kLowest
18% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$67,813±$22k
16% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,300±$32kLowest
34% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$234,400±$23k
30% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$908±$236Lowest
36% below U.S.
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$1,438±$309Highest
about the U.S. average
Bath and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,472Lowest
11% above U.S.
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
$4,413
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.9%±29.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
5.9%±61.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Ryegate and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1949Lowest
31 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
3% below U.S.
Work from home
8.2%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — — Bath 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.