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Kennebunkport 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 most kids (8% 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.

MeasureKennebunkportOgunquit
People
Population
3,684Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
59.1±5Lowest
32% above ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% 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
8%±3.2Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Kennebunkport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.9%±8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
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+
52.3%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
Ogunquit and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$102,747±$30kLowest
37% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
Ogunquit and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$740,500±$109kLowest
150% above 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
$1,429±$296
25% above ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,914Lowest
29% above ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.8%±20.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Kennebunkport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%Highest
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
38% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
Work from home
31.6%±9.4Lowest
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 —
School district RSU 21 —
High school in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet

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.