Compare towns
Cornish vs Kittery vs Levant vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% 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 | Cornish | Kittery | Levant | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
10,473Highest |
3,069 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% 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 | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.