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Seabrook Beach vs Ogunquit vs Center Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seabrook Beach has the most renters (25.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Center Harbor has the most kids (11.9% under 18).
What matters to you?
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 | Seabrook Beach | Ogunquit | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001 |
1,379Highest |
955Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62±3.8 59% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
60.4±4.8Lowest 55% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
11.9%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Center Harbor and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.1%±7.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.5%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,571±$43kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$104,313±$16k 29% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $920,900±$75kHighest 177% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79k 163% above U.S. |
$463,800±$74kLowest 39% above U.S. |
| Seabrook Beach and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575 22% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$4,667 50% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.3%±59.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.