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Kittery vs Ogunquit vs Wolfeboro

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Kittery has the youngest population (median age 46.8).
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.

MeasureKitteryOgunquitWolfeboro
People
Population
10,473Highest
1,379Lowest
6,571
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.8±2.3Lowest
20% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
57±1.8
47% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.7%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
13.7%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Kittery and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.9%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
34.6%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
46%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
45%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.5%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
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±$14kLowest
16% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$94,375±$22k
17% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$468,500±$31kLowest
41% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$546,500±$60k
64% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,716±$224Highest
21% above U.S.
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$1,103±$76Lowest
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,518
45% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,531Highest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.8%±14.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±11.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
67.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 min
10% below U.S.
Work from home
22.7%±7.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #17 of 133 in ME — #46 of 120 in NH
School district Kittery Public Schools — Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town Robert W Traip Academy — Kingswood Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school
9.9Lowest
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11.1Highest
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U.S. 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.