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Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Bremen
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 (19.4% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bremen 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 | Ogunquit | Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
1,379 |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.1±8.2Lowest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
54.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest 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 | $107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$100,000±$21kLowest 34% 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 | $487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$425,300±$28kLowest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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 | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Lowest 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | — | — |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.