Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Kennebunk vs Bowdoin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Kennebunk has the most renters (26.9% rent).
Bowdoin has the most affordable homes ($293k median).
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 | Ogunquit | Kennebunk | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
6,221Highest |
3,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$91,239±$13kLowest 22% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,466±$261 29% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 47% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$3,375Lowest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk 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 | — | #9 of 133 in ME | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.