Compare towns
Raymond vs Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Rockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raymond has the most affordable homes ($396k median).
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Raymond | Kennebunk | Ogunquit | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,610 |
11,820Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,675 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±4.1Lowest 6% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 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+ | 49.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,979±$16kLowest 16% 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 | $395,800±$42kLowest 33% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
— | $1,194±$667 5% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
$4,999 65% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 50% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.3%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest 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 | #112 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | — | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 21 | — | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | — | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.