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Ossipee vs Kennebunk vs Effingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ossipee has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Effingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+15.4%).
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 | Ossipee | Kennebunk | Effingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521 |
11,820Highest |
1,912Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+15.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±4.6 29% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
46.9±12.4Lowest 21% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ossipee and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,521±$22k 12% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$76,607±$14kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23k about the U.S. average |
$487,700±$21kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$322,700±$30kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,601±$245Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290 about the U.S. average |
$1,090±$121Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$5,163Highest 66% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
13.6%±40.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #100 of 120 in NH | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | RSU 21 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| 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.