Compare towns
Kittery vs Ogunquit vs Bar Harbor
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 most kids (14.7% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Bar Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,379Lowest |
5,244 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Bar Harbor 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% 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±$31kLowest 58% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
— | $1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,279Lowest 41% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 19% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | — | #2 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | — | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | — | Mt Desert Island High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 8.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.