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Kenduskeag vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Kenduskeag has the most kids (20% 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.

MeasureKenduskeagOgunquit
People
Population
1,333Lowest
1,379Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.1%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
43.9±5.8Lowest
about the ME average
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
Kids under 18
20%±4.5Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
15.6%±1.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
17.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.7%±2.5Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Kenduskeag and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$79,792±$14kLowest
7% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
Ogunquit and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$177,900±$37kLowest
40% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,033±$287
9% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,059Lowest
32% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
27.2%±35.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Kenduskeag and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1992Highest
15 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
7% above ME
26 min
7% above ME
Work from home
11.6%±6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
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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.