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Webster vs Ogunquit vs New Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
New Durham has the most renters (6% rent).
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 | Webster | Ogunquit | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
1,379Lowest |
2,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Lowest 15% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
46.5±7.5 20% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.8%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$100,194±$13kLowest 24% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kLowest about the U.S. average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$339,400±$27k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622Lowest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,417±$116Highest about the U.S. average |
| New Durham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021Highest 93% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,774 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
25%±42.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.