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Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Freeport

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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.

MeasureWindsorOgunquitFreeport
People
Population
2,060
1,379Lowest
8,802Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
48.8±4.3
25% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.7%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Freeport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$107,326±$19k
33% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$508,400±$76k
53% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
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$1,439±$123Highest
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,042Highest
62% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
62%±18.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Freeport and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 min
11% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.2%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT — #4 of 133 in ME
School district — — RSU 05
High school in town — — Freeport High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.2
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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.