Compare towns
Ogunquit vs New Gloucester vs Kennebunk
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%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
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 | New Gloucester | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
5,766 |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester 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% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 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% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester 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 |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$107,804±$8kLowest 44% above ME |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester 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 |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 47% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and New Gloucester 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% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 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 | — | #65 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.