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Hanover vs Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Whiting
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Whiting has the most affordable homes ($214k 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 | Hanover | Kennebunk | Ogunquit | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 276Lowest |
11,820Highest |
1,379 |
506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.3±10.3 19% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
50±5Lowest 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±9.8 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Whiting and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±12.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±6.1 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+ | 44.7% ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Hanover and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $55,417±$52k 26% below ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$55,263±$2kLowest 26% 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 | $334,500±$36k 13% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$214,200±$52kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
— | $600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,492 18% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$1,728Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 25%±19.2 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8Lowest 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 21 | — | Whiting Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.