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Kennebunk vs Casco vs Ogunquit vs Camden
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 (26.9% rent).
Casco has the most affordable homes ($356k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Camden has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Kennebunk | Casco | Ogunquit | Camden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,221Highest |
3,696 |
1,379Lowest |
5,242 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
52±3.3Lowest 16% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
38%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
62.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$82,344±$15k 10% above 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 | $452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$520,600±$70k 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
— | $1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771 57% above ME |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,832Highest 92% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.9%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±8.8Lowest 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 | — | — | #11 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.