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Bar Harbor vs Kittery vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Kittery has the most kids (14.7% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Bar Harbor | Kittery | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,244 |
10,473Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
$468,500±$31kLowest 58% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,279Lowest 41% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±17.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±8.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #2 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | Kittery Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Mt Desert Island High School | Robert W Traip Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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ME 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.