Compare towns
Kittery vs Lisbon Falls vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Lisbon Falls has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
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 | Kittery | Lisbon Falls | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
4,267 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon Falls and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
70.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1967 10 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.