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Ogunquit vs Kennebunk vs Windsor
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%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
11,820Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3 40% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor 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% |
29.2%±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% |
40%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk 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. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% 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. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,425±$290Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$4,999Highest 60% above U.S. |
$4,878 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Kennebunk and Windsor 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% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest 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 | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.