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Hooksett vs Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% rent).
Kennebunk has the most kids (17.7% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Hooksett | Kennebunk | Ogunquit | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,876 |
11,820Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3 40% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Kennebunk and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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+ | 41.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,053±$25k 25% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,100±$32kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21k 47% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290 about the U.S. average |
— | $1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Hooksett and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,960 59% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #9 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | — | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.