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Dixmont vs Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Clifton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dixmont has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Kennebunk has the most kids (17.7% 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 | Dixmont | Kennebunk | Ogunquit | Clifton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,207 |
11,820Highest |
1,379 |
1,111Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.9±4.7Lowest 14% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.7±7.1 18% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16%±7.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±7.1 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+ | 24.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
8.6%±8.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Clifton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $75,952±$14k about the ME average |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$70,313±$16kLowest 6% below 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 | $190,700±$22kLowest 36% below ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$202,500±$67k 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,348±$62 18% above ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
— | $1,217±$624Lowest 7% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$1,838 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±70.1 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
81.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Clifton and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±3.4Lowest 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 | — | #9 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | 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.