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Kennebunk vs Millbury vs Ogunquit vs Boothbay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has the most renters (26.9% rent).
Millbury has the youngest population (median age 42.6).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 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 | Millbury | Ogunquit | Boothbay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,221 |
13,961Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 40% above U.S. |
42.6±3.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
56.8±3.9 46% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Millbury 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.4%±7.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Boothbay and Millbury 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 18% above U.S. |
$118,790±$13kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$60,320±$17kLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Millbury and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,800±$17k 36% above U.S. |
$450,100±$19k 35% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$342,100±$43kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261 4% above U.S. |
$1,623±$232Highest 15% above U.S. |
— | $1,147±$121Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Millbury and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771 53% above U.S. |
$5,406Highest 73% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$2,202Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.4%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millbury and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
13 minLowest 50% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest 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 | #9 of 133 in ME | #202 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | — | Millbury | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Millbury Junior/Senior High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.