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Uxbridge vs Ogunquit vs Kennebunk vs Millbury

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Uxbridge has the highest household income ($125k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Millbury has the most kids (20.9% under 18).

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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.

MeasureUxbridgeOgunquitKennebunkMillbury
People
Population
14,473Highest
1,379Lowest
11,820
13,961
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
54.6±3.3
40% above U.S.
42.6±3.1
10% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.7%±3
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
30%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
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+
38%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
51.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
36.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$124,725±$7kHighest
54% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$107,804±$8kLowest
34% above U.S.
$118,790±$13k
47% above U.S.
Uxbridge and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$441,100±$25kLowest
33% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$487,700±$21k
47% above U.S.
$450,100±$19k
35% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265
10% above U.S.
—
$1,425±$290Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,623±$232Highest
15% above U.S.
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836Highest
87% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,999
60% above U.S.
$5,406
73% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
37.1%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
43.5%±12.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Millbury and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
27 min
about the U.S. average
29 min
9% above U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
32.5%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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 #183 of 282 in MA — #9 of 133 in ME #202 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge — RSU 21 Millbury
High school in town Uxbridge High — Kennebunk High School Millbury Junior/Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6Highest
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11.6Highest
11.3Lowest
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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.