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Sebago vs Kennebunk vs Ogunquit vs Leeds

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sebago has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureSebagoKennebunkOgunquitLeeds
People
Population
2,073
11,820Highest
1,379Lowest
2,285
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+11.2%
ME: +2.6%
+6.8%
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-2.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
40.7±3.9
9% below ME
54.6±3.3
22% above ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
38.2±8.3Lowest
15% below ME
Kids under 18
19.8%±4.3
ME: 18.1%
17.7%±3
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
30.6%±9.4Highest
ME: 18.1%
Leeds and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.4%±2.9
ME: 22.4%
30%±4
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
14.8%±2.1Lowest
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+
23.7%
ME: 36.2%
51.2%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
23%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±1.4Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8
ME: 5.8%
7.4%±3.7Highest
ME: 5.8%
Leeds and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$78,438±$15kLowest
5% above ME
$107,804±$8k
44% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$85,208±$14k
14% 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
$298,000±$46k
about the ME average
$487,700±$21k
64% above ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$257,800±$27kLowest
13% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,533±$292Highest
35% above ME
$1,425±$290
25% above ME
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$940±$461Lowest
17% below ME
Sebago and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,543Lowest
16% below ME
$4,999Highest
65% above ME
$4,473
47% above ME
$2,565
16% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.3%±30.3Highest
ME: 48.4%
37.1%±10.9
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
27.1%±11.5
ME: 48.4%
Sebago and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.7%
ME: 10.7%
7.3%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
19.8%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.9%
ME: 74.3%
80.6%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
93.8%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
2 yrs older than ME
1983
6 yrs newer than ME
1978
1 yr newer than ME
1989Highest
12 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
52% above ME
27 min
9% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
34 min
37% above ME
Work from home
17.7%±5.8
ME: 15.9%
32.5%±7.6
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
10%±3.8Lowest
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 — #9 of 133 in ME — —
School district Sebago Public Schools RSU 21 — RSU 52/MSAD 52
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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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.