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Dummer vs Ogunquit vs Kittery

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).

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.

MeasureDummerOgunquitKittery
People
Population
299Lowest
1,379
10,473Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.6±6.4
38% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
46.8±2.3Lowest
20% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
Dummer and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
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
$91,250±$21kLowest
13% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$93,728±$14k
16% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,200±$51kLowest
27% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$468,500±$31k
41% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,716±$224
21% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,898Lowest
7% below U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$4,518Highest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.8%±14.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Kittery and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
Work from home
6.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±7.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #17 of 133 in ME
School district — — Kittery Public Schools
High school in town — — Robert W Traip Academy
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.9
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U.S. 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.