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Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Newburgh vs Kennebunkport
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%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Newburgh | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,475 |
3,684 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
59.1±5 32% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
8%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.9%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Ogunquit 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 |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
$102,747±$30k 37% 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 |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
$740,500±$109k 150% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
— | $950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,914 29% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.8%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Kennebunk 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% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
31.6%±9.4 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 | — | — | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | — | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | — | — | None in town |
| 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.