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Wells vs Kennebunk vs Rockport vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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.
| Measure | Wells | Kennebunk | Rockport | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,713 |
11,820Highest |
3,675 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
48.7±3.7Lowest 9% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$86,979±$16kLowest 16% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% 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 | $485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$469,000±$50kLowest 58% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
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| Kennebunk and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
$4,999 65% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 12% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 21 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | — |
| High school in town | Wells High School | Kennebunk High School | Camden Hills Regional H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
11.6 |
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.