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Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Parsonsfield
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Parsonsfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | Ogunquit | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,715 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44.3±5.9Lowest about the ME average |
| 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18%±3.6Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest 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±$21k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$72,045±$18kLowest 4% below 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$272,100±$21kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
— | $1,185±$312Lowest 4% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,350Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest 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 | — | — |
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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.