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Blue Hill vs Ogunquit vs Kittery vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blue Hill has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Tremont has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
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 | Blue Hill | Ogunquit | Kittery | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,813 |
1,379Lowest |
10,473Highest |
1,508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2 8% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
44.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,377±$17kLowest 8% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$88,803±$8k 19% 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 | $399,500±$82kLowest 35% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$407,000±$32k 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638Lowest 9% below ME |
— | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,217±$406 7% above ME |
| Kittery and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907 4% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
76.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 15% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #29 of 133 in ME | — | #17 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Blue Hill Public Schools | — | Kittery Public Schools | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.