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Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Eliot

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 ($208k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Eliot has the shortest commute (23 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.

MeasureWindsorOgunquitEliot
People
Population
3,554
1,379Lowest
7,146Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
50.8±5.9
31% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.8%±6.2Lowest
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+
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
43.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$101,522±$10k
26% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$498,900±$62k
50% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
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$1,948±$471Highest
38% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,549
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.1%±20.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Eliot and Windsor 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%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
15% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.4%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT — #19 of 133 in ME
School district — — RSU 35/MSAD 35
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.