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Kennebunkport vs Bangor vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunkport has the highest household income ($121k).
Bangor has the most kids (16.7% 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.
| Measure | Kennebunkport | Bangor | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,276Lowest |
31,938Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.1±4.2Highest 41% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.2%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 45.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.6% ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,189±$24kHighest 62% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $814,400±$148k 175% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% 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 | — | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,255 40% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 79% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 41.4%±14.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunkport 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 | #42 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | — |
| High school in town | — | Bangor High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.