Compare towns
Belgrade vs Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
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 | Belgrade | Kennebunk | Ogunquit | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,351 |
11,820Highest |
1,379 |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Lowest 6% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1% ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
— | $1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859 6% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 21 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.