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Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Freeport vs Morrisville

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%).
Morrisville has the most renters (47.5% rent).

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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.

MeasureWindsorOgunquitFreeportMorrisville
People
Population
3,554
1,379Lowest
8,802Highest
2,664
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
48.8±4.3
25% above U.S.
45.3±6
16% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±4.7
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+
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.7%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±3.9Lowest
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+
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
32.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
10.6%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morrisville and Freeport 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.
$107,326±$19k
33% above U.S.
$68,240±$15k
15% below 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
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$508,400±$76k
53% above U.S.
$276,300±$20k
17% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
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$1,439±$123Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,289±$116
9% below U.S.
Freeport and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,042
62% above U.S.
$4,542
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%
62%±18.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
49.5%±15.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Freeport and Morrisville 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%
U.S.: 12.5%
17.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
52.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 min
11% below U.S.
22 minLowest
15% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.2%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
12.9%±4.4
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.