Compare towns
Kittery vs Ogunquit vs Wells vs York
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 renters (32.8% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
York has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | Wells | York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,473 |
1,379Lowest |
11,713 |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+18% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Ogunquit 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 |
$485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
$636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
— | $1,350±$297Lowest 19% above ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
| Kittery and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518 49% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Wells 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% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | — | #22 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | — | Wells High School | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
— | 11.4Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.