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Sutton vs Kittery vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sutton has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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.

MeasureSuttonKitteryOgunquit
People
Population
2,239
10,473Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.1±4.1
24% above U.S.
46.8±2.3Lowest
20% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$93,728±$14kLowest
16% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Sutton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$362,600±$16kLowest
9% above U.S.
$468,500±$31k
41% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,656±$614Lowest
17% above U.S.
$1,716±$224Highest
21% above U.S.
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Kittery and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,518
45% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
38.8%±14.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Kittery and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
14.8%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±7.2
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #17 of 133 in ME —
School district Kearsarge Regional School District Kittery Public Schools —
High school in town Kearsarge Regional High School Robert W Traip Academy —
Students per teacherat that high school
10.4Highest
9.9Lowest
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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.