Compare towns

Kennebunk vs Ogunquit

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 kids (18.1% 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.

MeasureKennebunkOgunquit
People
Population
6,221Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
54.3±7.2Lowest
21% above ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% 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%±4.2Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
30.9%±4.5Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
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+
52%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±2.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$95,169±$21kLowest
27% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% 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±$17kLowest
53% above ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,466±$261
29% above ME
—
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,771Highest
57% above ME
$4,473Lowest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.3%±13.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Kennebunk and Ogunquit 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%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
3 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
8% below ME
26 minHighest
7% above ME
Work from home
36.6%±10.2Lowest
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
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 —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.