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Hampden vs Ogunquit vs Kennebunk vs Hampden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Hampden has the most affordable homes ($286k median).
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 | Hampden | Ogunquit | Kennebunk | Hampden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,896 |
1,379Lowest |
11,820Highest |
5,161 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
41.1±6.3 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±7.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±4.4 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+ | 45.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
47.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$107,804±$8kLowest 44% above ME |
$112,228±$22k 50% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$285,900±$33kLowest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317 13% above ME |
— | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,133±$375Lowest about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Lowest 22% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$3,863 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.2%±18 ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6Lowest 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | — | #9 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | — | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | — | Kennebunk High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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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.