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Kennebunkport vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Kennebunk
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).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
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 | Gray | Ogunquit | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,276Lowest |
8,429 |
1,379 |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.1±4.2Highest 41% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% 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% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 45.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 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% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $121,189±$24kHighest 62% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% 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 |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% 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 | — | $1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
— | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,255 40% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 79% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 41.4%±14.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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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.