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Ogunquit vs Kennebunk vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($274k 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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
11,820Highest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3 40% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Lowest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Ogunquit 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 42% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| 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 163% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21k 47% above U.S. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,425±$290Highest about the U.S. average |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 43% above U.S. |
$4,999Highest 60% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | None yet |
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.